How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?

20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Korea vs Spain: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Korea

125,018 number

in 2018

Spain

118,762 number

in 2018

Korea rank

54th

Spain rank

55th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

Korea
Spain

How they compare

Korea currently reports 125,018 number against 118,762 number in Spain, a difference of 6,256 number.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.

Korea ranks 54th and Spain ranks 55th of 139 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	275,160 number	293,982 number	18,822 number	Spain
2000s	228,526 number	168,027 number	60,498 number	Korea
2010s	150,403 number	154,015 number	3,612 number	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Korea or Spain?: Korea, at 125,018 number against 118,762 number in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Korea and Spain?: 6,256 number, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Korea and Spain rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Korea ranks 54th and Spain ranks 55th of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/