France vs United States of America: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

France
0.4%
in 2018
United States of America
0.4%
in 2018
France rank
134th
United States of America rank
131st

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

  • France
  • United States of America
012345198620022018

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in France, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United States of America ahead.

France ranks 134th and United States of America ranks 131st of 148 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3% 1.0% 0.7% United States of America
2010s 0.8% 1.3% 0.5% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, France or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.4% against 0.4% in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between France and United States of America?
0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?
9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do France and United States of America rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
France ranks 134th and United States of America ranks 131st of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/