Poland vs Sweden: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Poland
0.3%
in 2025
Sweden
0.4%
in 2025
Poland rank
183rd
Sweden rank
180th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Poland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 183rd and Sweden ranks 180th of 206 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.6% | Poland |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 0.8% | 2.1% | Poland |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Poland |
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, Poland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Poland and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Poland ranks 183rd and Sweden ranks 180th 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