Finland vs Iceland: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Finland
0.3%
in 2017
Iceland
0.5%
in 2017
Finland rank
126th
Iceland rank
124th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Finland
  • Iceland
02468199820072017

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.5 times Finland's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 126th and Iceland ranks 124th of 134 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2% 4.9% 4.7% Iceland
2000s 2.2% 4.4% 2.3% Iceland
2010s 1.3% 2.7% 1.4% Iceland

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, Finland or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.5% against 0.3% in Finland as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Finland and Iceland?
0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Finland ranks 126th and Iceland ranks 124th of 134 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.