How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Portugal?

11 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Portugal: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Hong Kong, China

0.6%

in 2019

Portugal

0.5%

in 2018

Hong Kong, China rank

140th

Portugal rank

141st

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

Hong Kong, China
Portugal

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.4 times Portugal's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 140th and Portugal ranks 141st of 142 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	21.6%	10.5%	11.1%	Hong Kong, China
2010s	5.5%	1.1%	4.4%	Hong Kong, China

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, Hong Kong, China or Portugal?: Hong Kong, China, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Hong Kong, China and Portugal?: 0.1%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Portugal?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Hong Kong, China ranks 140th and Portugal ranks 141st of 142 countries.
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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/