Finland vs Latvia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)
Finland
1.5%
in 2025
Latvia
1.6%
in 2025
Finland rank
142nd
Latvia rank
139th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Finland ranks 142nd and Latvia ranks 139th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Latvia |
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, male (modelled), Finland or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) between Finland and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Finland ranks 142nd and Latvia ranks 139th 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, male (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