How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Portugal?

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Portugal: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Maldives

2,394 number

in 2019

Portugal

2,780 number

in 2018

Maldives rank

120th

Portugal rank

117th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Maldives
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2,780 number against 2,394 number in Maldives, a difference of 386 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Portugal ahead.

Maldives ranks 120th and Portugal ranks 117th of 149 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,956 number	17,019 number	13,063 number	Portugal
2000s	2,618 number	6,553 number	3,935 number	Portugal
2010s	2,870 number	2,780 number	90 number	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Maldives or Portugal?: Portugal, at 2,780 number against 2,394 number in Maldives as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Maldives and Portugal?: 386 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Portugal?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Maldives and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Maldives ranks 120th and Portugal ranks 117th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/