How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?

20 years are reported by both, from 1999 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Sweden: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

France

0.4%

in 2018

Sweden

0.4%

in 2018

France rank

135th

Sweden rank

137th

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

France
Sweden

How they compare

France currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was France ahead.

France ranks 135th and Sweden ranks 137th of 149 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.0%	0.4%	3.5%	France
2000s	2.6%	2.0%	0.6%	France
2010s	1.0%	1.1%	0.1%	Sweden

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 Sweden?: France, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between France and Sweden?: 0.0%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do France and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: France ranks 135th and Sweden ranks 137th 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: 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/