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

8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.

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

Portugal vs Sweden: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Portugal

0.1%

in 2018

Sweden

0.9%

in 2015

Portugal rank

137th

Sweden rank

135th

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

Portugal
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.9% against 0.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 8.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 137th and Sweden ranks 135th of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.0%	5.5%	7.6%	Portugal
2000s	11.6%	3.6%	8.0%	Portugal
2010s	1.1%	4.6%	3.5%	Sweden

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, Portugal or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.9% against 0.1% in Portugal as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Portugal and Sweden?: 0.8%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Portugal ranks 137th and Sweden ranks 135th of 138 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,095 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/