How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?

15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.

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.

Germany vs Poland: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Germany

2.3%

in 2018

Poland

2.2%

in 2018

Germany rank

85th

Poland rank

88th

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

Germany
Poland

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.3% against 2.2% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Poland ahead.

Germany ranks 85th and Poland ranks 88th of 148 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Poland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.0%	5.2%	3.3%	Poland
2010s	2.8%	4.4%	1.6%	Poland

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, Germany or Poland?: Germany, at 2.3% against 2.2% in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Germany and Poland?: 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Germany and Poland rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Germany ranks 85th and Poland ranks 88th 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: 04 September 2026

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/