Out-of-school rate by sex and age - as % of the population of the corresponding age by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
17.1%
Romania
Lowest
0.0%
Portugal
Median
1.1%
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
466
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate by sex and age - as % of the population of the corresponding age is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 17.1% in Romania; the lowest is 0.0% in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.1%, and the mean is 1.6%.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 892.9%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate by sex and age - as % of the population of the: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 17.1% | 2024 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 8.4% | 2024 | up 892.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Hungary | 4.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Serbia | 2.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Latvia | 2.8% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 2.6% | 2022 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Estonia | 2.4% | 2024 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 2.4% | 2024 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 9 | Slovakia | 2.0% | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 9 | Slovakia | 2.0% | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 1.9% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 1.9% | 2024 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 1.5% | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 1.4% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 1.4% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 1.4% | 2024 | down 81.0% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 1.4% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 18 | Slovenia | 1.4% | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 18 | Slovenia | 1.4% | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 1.3% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 21 | Finland | 1.3% | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 1.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Norway | 1.0% | 2024 | up 444.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 0.9% | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 26 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Germany | 0.7% | 2024 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 28 | Netherlands | 0.5% | 2024 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 28 | Netherlands | 0.5% | 2024 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 30 | Sweden | 0.5% | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 35 | France | 0.0% | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Malta | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.