How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Macau, China vs Portugal: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Macau, China

319 number

in 2019

Portugal

355 number

in 2018

Macau, China rank

132nd

Portugal rank

129th

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

Macau, China
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 355 number against 319 number in Macau, China, a difference of 36 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 132nd and Portugal ranks 129th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macau, China	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4,147 number	1,414 number	2,733 number	Macau, China
2010s	1,206 number	1,903 number	696.8 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, Macau, China or Portugal?: Portugal, at 355 number against 319 number in Macau, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Macau, China and Portugal?: 36 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Portugal?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Macau, China and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Macau, China ranks 132nd and Portugal ranks 129th 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 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/