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

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

Finland vs Iceland: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Finland

0.6%

in 2017

Iceland

0.5%

in 2017

Finland rank

122nd

Iceland rank

125th

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

Finland
Iceland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iceland ahead.

Finland ranks 122nd and Iceland ranks 125th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.4%	8.6%	8.2%	Iceland
2000s	2.3%	5.3%	3.0%	Iceland
2010s	1.5%	2.0%	0.4%	Iceland

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, Finland or Iceland?: Finland, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Iceland as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Finland and Iceland?: 0.1%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Finland ranks 122nd and Iceland ranks 125th 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.