Finland vs Lithuania: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- Finland
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lithuania ahead.
Finland ranks 101st and Lithuania ranks 100th of 133 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 33.5% | 7.4% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 10.4% | 4.3% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Finland or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Finland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Finland and Lithuania?
- 0.2%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lithuania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Lithuania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Finland ranks 101st and Lithuania ranks 100th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/