Sweden vs Turkey: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Sweden
0.6%
in 2024
Turkey
0.6%
in 2023
Sweden rank
172nd
Turkey rank
170th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 172nd and Turkey ranks 170th of 203 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
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, Sweden or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Sweden and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Sweden ranks 172nd and Turkey ranks 170th of 203 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 (%). 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