Germany vs Italy: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Germany
1.4%
in 2025
Italy
1.5%
in 2025
Germany rank
144th
Italy rank
141st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 144th and Italy ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Germany or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Germany and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Germany ranks 144th and Italy ranks 141st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (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