How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?

20 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

Iceland vs Ireland: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Iceland

0.1%

in 2018

Ireland

0.1%

in 2018

Iceland rank

149th

Ireland rank

148th

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

Iceland
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.

Iceland ranks 149th and Ireland ranks 148th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%	Iceland
2000s	2.0%	0.5%	1.5%	Iceland
2010s	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%	Iceland

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, Iceland or Ireland?: Ireland, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Iceland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Iceland and Ireland?: 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Iceland ranks 149th and Ireland ranks 148th 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/