Italy vs Spain: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Italy
6.1%
in 2025
Spain
6.5%
in 2025
Italy rank
154th
Spain rank
153rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 6.5% against 6.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 154th and Spain ranks 153rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 10.2% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.1% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 0.1% | Italy |
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, female, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 6.5% against 6.1% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Italy and Spain?
- 0.4%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Italy ranks 154th and Spain ranks 153rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (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