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

9 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Portugal: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Denmark

0.5%

in 2018

Portugal

0.6%

in 2018

Denmark rank

125th

Portugal rank

122nd

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

Denmark
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 125th and Portugal ranks 122nd of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.0%	0.5%	0.5%	Denmark
2010s	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Denmark or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Denmark and Portugal?: 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Denmark ranks 125th and Portugal ranks 122nd of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/