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

14 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.

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

Greece

2.3%

in 2018

Poland

2.1%

in 2018

Greece rank

92nd

Poland rank

94th

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

Greece
Poland

How they compare

Greece currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Poland, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 92nd and Poland ranks 94th of 149 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.7%	2.4%	3.4%	Greece
2000s	3.9%	4.5%	0.6%	Poland
2010s	2.9%	3.9%	1.0%	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, Greece or Poland?: Greece, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Greece and Poland?: 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Greece and Poland rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Greece ranks 92nd and Poland ranks 94th 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/