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

9 years are reported by both, from 2001 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Finland

2,205 number

in 2018

Portugal

2,425 number

in 2018

Finland rank

102nd

Portugal rank

101st

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

Finland
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2,425 number against 2,205 number in Finland, a difference of 220 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 101st of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3,913 number	2,252 number	1,661 number	Finland
2010s	1,901 number	5,490 number	3,589 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, Finland or Portugal?: Portugal, at 2,425 number against 2,205 number in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Finland and Portugal?: 220 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Finland ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 101st of 148 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 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/