How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?

17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Sweden: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female

Finland

4,048 number

in 2018

Sweden

4,291 number

in 2015

Finland rank

102nd

Sweden rank

101st

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female over time

Finland
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 4,291 number against 4,048 number in Finland, a difference of 243 number.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 102nd and Sweden ranks 101st of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9,048 number	5,789 number	3,259 number	Finland
2000s	7,506 number	8,048 number	542.4 number	Sweden
2010s	8,550 number	18,190 number	9,641 number	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female, Finland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 4,291 number against 4,048 number in Finland as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female between Finland and Sweden?: 243 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?: Finland ranks 102nd and Sweden ranks 101st of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/