Germany vs Turkey: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Germany
1.4%
in 2025
Turkey
1.5%
in 2025
Germany rank
144th
Turkey rank
141st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Germany
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 144th and Turkey ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 9.8% | 8.4% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Turkey |
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 Turkey?
- Turkey, 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 Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkey?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Germany ranks 144th and Turkey 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