Korea vs Sweden: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
Korea
1.41 modelled data
in 2025
Sweden
1.33 modelled data
in 2025
Korea rank
11th
Sweden rank
14th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.41 modelled data against 1.33 modelled data in Sweden, a difference of 0.08 modelled data.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 14th of 205 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.696 modelled data | 0.7531 modelled data | 0.0571 modelled data | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.04 modelled data | 1.4 modelled data | 0.3659 modelled data | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.42 modelled data | 1.43 modelled data | 0.005 modelled data | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted, Korea or Sweden?
- Korea, at 1.41 modelled data against 1.33 modelled data in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted between Korea and Sweden?
- 0.08 modelled data, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Korea ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 14th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (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