How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Netherlands?

20 years are reported by both, from 1971 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea vs Netherlands: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Korea

1.5%

in 2018

Netherlands

1.6%

in 2018

Korea rank

104th

Netherlands rank

103rd

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

Korea
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 104th and Netherlands ranks 103rd of 148 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1970s	9.4%	7.9%	1.5%	Korea
1980s	4.5%	9.2%	4.7%	Netherlands
1990s	3.3%	5.9%	2.5%	Netherlands
2010s	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%	Korea

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, Korea or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Korea and Netherlands?: 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Netherlands?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Korea and Netherlands rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Korea ranks 104th and Netherlands ranks 103rd 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, 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 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/