Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.2 GPIA
in 2019
Portugal
1.87 GPIA
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
3rd
Portugal rank
1st

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Portugal
0.511.52197019942019

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.87 GPIA against 1.2 GPIA in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.67 GPIA.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Portugal ranks 1st of 43 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 1.28 GPIA 1.11 GPIA 0.1766 GPIA Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 1.27 GPIA 0.7225 GPIA 0.547 GPIA Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 1.25 GPIA 0.7182 GPIA 0.5302 GPIA Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 1.2 GPIA 1.83 GPIA 0.6342 GPIA Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.87 GPIA against 1.2 GPIA in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
0.67 GPIA, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
18 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Portugal ranks 1st of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 4,096 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/