Italy vs Spain: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Italy
2.1%
in 2025
Spain
2.3%
in 2025
Italy rank
143rd
Spain rank
140th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 143rd and Spain ranks 140th of 206 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Spain |
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, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Italy and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Italy ranks 143rd and Spain ranks 140th 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