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

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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Italy: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Greece

4.5%

in 2018

Italy

4.2%

in 2018

Greece rank

108th

Italy rank

111th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Greece
Italy

How they compare

Greece currently reports 4.5% against 4.2% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 108th and Italy ranks 111th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18.8%	13.6%	5.2%	Greece
2000s	11.9%	8.7%	3.1%	Greece
2010s	5.3%	4.1%	1.2%	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Greece or Italy?: Greece, at 4.5% against 4.2% in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Greece and Italy?: 0.3%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Greece ranks 108th and Italy ranks 111th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/