How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?

5 years are reported by both, from 2009 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Switzerland vs Uruguay: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Switzerland

839 number

in 2018

Uruguay

988 number

in 2016

Switzerland rank

120th

Uruguay rank

117th

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

Switzerland
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 988 number against 839 number in Switzerland, a difference of 149 number.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 120th and Uruguay ranks 117th of 148 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8,424 number	6,774 number	1,650 number	Switzerland
2010s	3,388 number	7,131 number	3,743 number	Uruguay

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, Switzerland or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 988 number against 839 number in Switzerland as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Switzerland and Uruguay?: 149 number, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Switzerland ranks 120th and Uruguay ranks 117th 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 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/