How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom?

15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.

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.

Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Netherlands

2.0%

in 2018

United Kingdom

1.9%

in 2015

Netherlands rank

100th

United Kingdom rank

101st

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

Netherlands
United Kingdom

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 100th and United Kingdom ranks 101st of 134 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.0%	3.5%	0.5%	United Kingdom
1980s	4.5%	1.9%	2.6%	Netherlands
1990s	0.7%	0.9%	0.1%	United Kingdom
2000s	1.7%	2.3%	0.6%	United Kingdom
2010s	0.5%	1.6%	1.1%	United Kingdom

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, Netherlands or United Kingdom?: Netherlands, at 2.0% against 1.9% in United Kingdom as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Netherlands and United Kingdom?: 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.
How do Netherlands and United Kingdom rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Netherlands ranks 100th and United Kingdom ranks 101st 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.