Lithuania vs Sweden: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Lithuania
- Sweden
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 135th and Sweden ranks 137th of 139 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 1.9% | 1.5% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 2.6% | 1.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Lithuania or Sweden?
- Lithuania, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Lithuania and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sweden?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Lithuania and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Lithuania ranks 135th and Sweden ranks 137th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/