Greece vs Sweden: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Greece
0.4%
in 2023
Sweden
0.5%
in 2024
Greece rank
162nd
Sweden rank
159th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 162nd and Sweden ranks 159th of 169 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 0.6% | 4.1% | Greece |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Greece and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Greece ranks 162nd and Sweden ranks 159th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). 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