How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?

12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

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.

Norway vs Switzerland: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Norway

0.1%

in 2017

Switzerland

0.2%

in 2018

Norway rank

141st

Switzerland rank

138th

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

Norway
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.

Norway ranks 141st and Switzerland ranks 138th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.6%	1.1%	0.4%	Switzerland
2000s	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	Switzerland
2010s	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	Switzerland

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, Norway or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Norway and Switzerland?: 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Norway ranks 141st and Switzerland ranks 138th 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/