Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
17.02
Romania
Lowest
0
Portugal
Median
1.15
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
514
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 17.02 in Romania; the lowest is 0 in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.15, and the mean is 1.7.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 5,540.0%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 17.02 | 2025 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 7.06 | 2025 | up 367.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Liechtenstein | 3.18 | 2022 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Hungary | 3.05 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 5 | Estonia | 2.92 | 2025 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 2.84 | 2024 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 7 | Serbia | 2.82 | 2024 | up 5,540.0% | rising |
| 7 | Serbia | 2.82 | 2024 | up 5,540.0% | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 2.62 | 2024 | up 131.9% | rising |
| 10 | Malta | 2.09 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 1.99 | 2024 | up 136.9% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 1.74 | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 1.62 | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 14 | Belgium | 1.4 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 15 | Slovakia | 1.34 | 2024 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 15 | Slovakia | 1.34 | 2024 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 17 | Slovenia | 1.33 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 1.28 | 2025 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 1.23 | 2024 | up 459.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Slovenia | 1.21 | 2025 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 1.08 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 0.97 | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 0.94 | 2024 | down 84.7% | falling |
| 24 | Norway | 0.87 | 2024 | up 357.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Switzerland | 0.82 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 0.63 | 2025 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 27 | Sweden | 0.59 | 2025 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands | 0.57 | 2024 | up 119.2% | rising |
| 28 | Netherlands | 0.57 | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 30 | Germany | 0.03 | 2025 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Türkiye | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | France | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Iceland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Cyprus | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Montenegro | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Portugal | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.