How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Finland: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Estonia

1.6%

in 2018

Finland

1.5%

in 2018

Estonia rank

128th

Finland rank

129th

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

Estonia
Finland

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 128th and Finland ranks 129th of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.3%	6.6%	6.8%	Estonia
2000s	7.4%	4.2%	3.2%	Estonia
2010s	4.7%	3.8%	0.9%	Estonia

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, Estonia or Finland?: Estonia, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Estonia and Finland?: 0.1%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Estonia ranks 128th and Finland ranks 129th of 138 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,095 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/