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

13 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

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

Portugal

2,780 number

in 2018

Switzerland

2,790 number

in 2018

Portugal rank

117th

Switzerland rank

116th

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

Portugal
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 2,790 number against 2,780 number in Portugal, a difference of 10 number.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Switzerland ahead.

Portugal ranks 117th and Switzerland ranks 116th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24,407 number	62,024 number	37,617 number	Switzerland
2000s	6,027 number	4,990 number	1,037 number	Portugal
2010s	6,758 number	2,468 number	4,290 number	Portugal

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, Portugal or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 2,790 number against 2,780 number in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Portugal and Switzerland?: 10 number, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Portugal ranks 117th and Switzerland ranks 116th 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/