Denmark vs New Zealand: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Denmark
0.8%
in 2025
New Zealand
0.7%
in 2025
Denmark rank
170th
New Zealand rank
172nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
Denmark ranks 170th and New Zealand ranks 172nd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.7% | 0.8% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Denmark or New Zealand?
- Denmark, at 0.8% against 0.7% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Denmark ranks 170th and New Zealand ranks 172nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release