Germany vs Spain: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Germany
2.0%
in 2025
Spain
2.1%
in 2025
Germany rank
142nd
Spain rank
141st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Germany ranks 142nd and Spain ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 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, Germany or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Germany and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Germany ranks 142nd and Spain ranks 141st 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, male (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