How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?

24 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Greece vs Netherlands: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Greece

21,904 number

in 2018

Netherlands

19,656 number

in 2018

Greece rank

80th

Netherlands rank

81st

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Greece
Netherlands

How they compare

Greece currently reports 21,904 number against 19,656 number in Netherlands, a difference of 2,248 number.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 80th and Netherlands ranks 81st of 149 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1970s	171,886 number	150,787 number	21,098 number	Greece
1980s	106,584 number	139,822 number	33,238 number	Netherlands
1990s	128,135 number	59,060 number	69,075 number	Greece
2010s	20,836 number	21,013 number	177.5 number	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Greece or Netherlands?: Greece, at 21,904 number against 19,656 number in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Greece and Netherlands?: 2,248 number, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Greece ranks 80th and Netherlands ranks 81st of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/