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

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.

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

Ireland

0.1%

in 2018

Norway

0.2%

in 2018

Ireland rank

148th

Norway rank

147th

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

Ireland
Norway

How they compare

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

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 148th and Norway ranks 147th of 149 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.9%	0.4%	0.4%	Ireland
2000s	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	Norway
2010s	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	Norway

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, Ireland or Norway?: Norway, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Ireland and Norway?: 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Ireland ranks 148th and Norway ranks 147th 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/