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

Denmark
0.6%
in 2018
United States of America
0.5%
in 2018
Denmark rank
129th
United States of America rank
132nd

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

  • Denmark
  • United States of America
0.511.522.5199820082018

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 129th and United States of America ranks 132nd of 149 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 1.1% 0.8% 0.4% Denmark
2010s 0.7% 1.4% 0.7% 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, Denmark or United States of America?
Denmark, at 0.6% against 0.5% in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Denmark and United States of America?
0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States of America?
9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Denmark and United States of America rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Denmark ranks 129th and United States of America ranks 132nd of 149 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 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/