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

8 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, female (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

2,425 number

in 2018

Switzerland

1,951 number

in 2018

Portugal rank

101st

Switzerland rank

104th

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

Portugal
Switzerland

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2,425 number against 1,951 number in Switzerland, a difference of 474 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Switzerland ahead.

Portugal ranks 101st and Switzerland ranks 104th of 148 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	15,474 number	40,758 number	25,284 number	Switzerland
2000s	1,968 number	855.5 number	1,112 number	Portugal
2010s	4,889 number	1,480 number	3,409 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?: Portugal, at 2,425 number against 1,951 number in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Portugal and Switzerland?: 474 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?: 8 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 101st and Switzerland ranks 104th 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/