Saudi Arabia vs Türkiye: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Saudi Arabia
0.3%
in 2025
Türkiye
0.4%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
183rd
Türkiye rank
181st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 183rd and Türkiye ranks 181st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 6.4% | 7.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Türkiye |
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, Saudi Arabia or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Saudi Arabia and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Türkiye?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Türkiye rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 183rd and Türkiye ranks 181st 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