How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?

26 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.

Ireland vs Luxembourg: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Ireland

1,041 number

in 2018

Luxembourg

1,196 number

in 2018

Ireland rank

127th

Luxembourg rank

124th

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

Ireland
Luxembourg

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 1,196 number against 1,041 number in Ireland, a difference of 155 number.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 127th and Luxembourg ranks 124th of 149 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1970s	16,074 number	5,466 number	10,608 number	Ireland
1980s	43,362 number	6,479 number	36,883 number	Ireland
1990s	2,537 number	1,559 number	978 number	Ireland
2000s	3,348 number	2,134 number	1,214 number	Ireland
2010s	1,319 number	1,588 number	269.12 number	Luxembourg

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, Ireland or Luxembourg?: Luxembourg, at 1,196 number against 1,041 number in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Ireland and Luxembourg?: 155 number, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Ireland ranks 127th and Luxembourg ranks 124th 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/