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

16 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 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.

Poland vs Spain: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Poland

37,012 number

in 2018

Spain

40,830 number

in 2018

Poland rank

53rd

Spain rank

51st

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

Poland
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 40,830 number against 37,012 number in Poland, a difference of 3,818 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 51st of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	55,764 number	22,271 number	33,493 number	Poland
2000s	104,477 number	8,378 number	96,099 number	Poland
2010s	74,360 number	32,034 number	42,326 number	Poland

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, Poland or Spain?: Spain, at 40,830 number against 37,012 number in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Poland and Spain?: 3,818 number, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Poland and Spain rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Poland ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 51st 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/