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

5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.

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.

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

Portugal

355 number

in 2018

Sweden

460 number

in 2015

Portugal rank

129th

Sweden rank

126th

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

Portugal
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 460 number against 355 number in Portugal, a difference of 105 number.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.

Portugal ranks 129th and Sweden ranks 126th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,414 number	9,765 number	8,351 number	Sweden
2010s	2,972 number	460 number	2,512 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 Sweden?: Sweden, at 460 number against 355 number in Portugal as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Portugal and Sweden?: 105 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Portugal ranks 129th and Sweden ranks 126th 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/