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

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

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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Sweden: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Iceland

19 number

in 2018

Sweden

17 number

in 2015

Iceland rank

146th

Sweden rank

147th

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

Iceland
Sweden

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 19 number against 17 number in Sweden, a difference of 2 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.

Iceland ranks 146th and Sweden ranks 147th of 148 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	643 number	2,369 number	1,726 number	Sweden
2000s	552.44 number	10,618 number	10,065 number	Sweden
2010s	356.25 number	9,314 number	8,958 number	Sweden

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, Iceland or Sweden?: Iceland, at 19 number against 17 number in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Iceland and Sweden?: 2 number, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Iceland ranks 146th and Sweden ranks 147th of 148 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, 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 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/