Hong Kong, China vs Sweden: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Hong Kong, China
0.7%
in 2019
Sweden
1.4%
in 2015
Hong Kong, China rank
142nd
Sweden rank
139th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.4% against 0.7% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 2.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 139th of 142 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 33.1% 4.6% 28.5% Hong Kong, China
2010s 15.8% 6.2% 9.7% Hong Kong, China

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, male, Hong Kong, China or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.4% against 0.7% in Hong Kong, China as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Hong Kong, China and Sweden?
0.7%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sweden?
13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.
How do Hong Kong, China and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Hong Kong, China ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 139th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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