How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Palestine?

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

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.

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

Finland

0.3%

in 2017

Palestine

0.6%

in 2019

Finland rank

126th

Palestine rank

123rd

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

Finland
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 0.6% against 0.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.8 times Finland's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 126th and Palestine ranks 123rd of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2%	17.4%	17.2%	Palestine
2000s	1.9%	11.0%	9.1%	Palestine
2010s	1.1%	9.1%	8.0%	Palestine

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 Palestine?: Palestine, at 0.6% against 0.3% in Finland as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Finland and Palestine?: 0.3%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Palestine?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Finland and Palestine rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Finland ranks 126th and Palestine ranks 123rd 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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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: 04 September 2026

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.