How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?

11 years are reported by both, from 1998 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Norway: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Denmark

0.3%

in 2017

Norway

0.4%

in 2017

Denmark rank

129th

Norway rank

126th

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

Denmark
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Norway ahead.

Denmark ranks 129th and Norway ranks 126th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.7%	0.9%	0.1%	Norway
2000s	3.6%	2.0%	1.6%	Denmark
2010s	2.0%	0.7%	1.3%	Denmark

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, male, Denmark or Norway?: Norway, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Denmark as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Denmark and Norway?: 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Denmark ranks 129th and Norway ranks 126th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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