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

9 years are reported by both, from 1995 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, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Netherlands

1.0%

in 2018

Portugal

0.8%

in 2018

Netherlands rank

130th

Portugal rank

132nd

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

Netherlands
Portugal

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Portugal ahead.

Netherlands ranks 130th and Portugal ranks 132nd of 138 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.8%	9.5%	7.7%	Portugal
2000s	2.4%	8.9%	6.5%	Portugal
2010s	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	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, Netherlands or Portugal?: Netherlands, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Netherlands and Portugal?: 0.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Netherlands ranks 130th and Portugal ranks 132nd 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,097 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/