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

14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.

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.

Sweden vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Sweden

0.3%

in 2018

Uruguay

0.4%

in 2018

Sweden rank

126th

Uruguay rank

124th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

Sweden
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 126th and Uruguay ranks 124th of 133 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%	Sweden
2010s	1.3%	0.7%	0.6%	Sweden

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, Sweden or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Sweden and Uruguay?: 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?: Sweden ranks 126th and Uruguay ranks 124th 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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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/