Out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
15.69
Romania
Lowest
0
Poland
Median
0.98
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
531
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 15.69 in Romania; the lowest is 0 in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.98, and the mean is 1.59.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 830.8%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate by sex and age - % of corresponding age population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 15.69 | 2025 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 8.56 | 2025 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Hungary | 4.36 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Estonia | 2.83 | 2025 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 2.8 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Serbia | 2.8 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Latvia | 2.77 | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 8 | Liechtenstein | 2.6 | 2022 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Estonia | 2.44 | 2024 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 10 | Slovakia | 1.96 | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 10 | Slovakia | 1.96 | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 12 | Spain | 1.84 | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 1.48 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 1.46 | 2025 | down 76.9% | falling |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 1.44 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 1.44 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 1.42 | 2024 | down 81.0% | falling |
| 18 | Belgium | 1.41 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 19 | Slovenia | 1.4 | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 20 | Slovenia | 1.29 | 2025 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 1.21 | 2024 | up 830.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Austria | 1.05 | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 23 | Norway | 0.98 | 2024 | up 444.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Italy | 0.94 | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 0.94 | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 26 | Türkiye | 0.86 | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Finland | 0.68 | 2025 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Sweden | 0.63 | 2025 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Netherlands | 0.51 | 2024 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 29 | Netherlands | 0.51 | 2024 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 31 | Ireland | 0.31 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Lithuania | 0.25 | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Lithuania | 0.25 | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Germany | 0.25 | 2025 | down 75.5% | falling |
| 35 | Switzerland | 0.14 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 36 | France | 0.03 | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Montenegro | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Croatia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Malta | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Croatia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Iceland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 37 | Poland | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Cyprus | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Poland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.