Finland vs Latvia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Finland
3.7%
in 2018
Latvia
4.3%
in 2018
Finland rank
128th
Latvia rank
126th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Finland
  • Latvia
4681012199820082018

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 4.3% against 3.7% in Finland, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Latvia ahead.

Finland ranks 128th and Latvia ranks 126th of 147 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s 6.4% 9.0% 2.7% Latvia
2010s 6.4% 5.6% 0.8% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Finland or Latvia?
Latvia, at 4.3% against 3.7% in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Finland and Latvia?
0.6%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Finland ranks 128th and Latvia ranks 126th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.