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

8 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

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

Portugal

0.6%

in 2018

Switzerland

0.5%

in 2018

Portugal rank

122nd

Switzerland rank

123rd

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

Portugal
Switzerland

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Switzerland ahead.

Portugal ranks 122nd and Switzerland ranks 123rd of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.6%	12.0%	9.5%	Switzerland
2000s	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%	Portugal
2010s	1.1%	0.4%	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, Portugal or Switzerland?: Portugal, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Portugal and Switzerland?: 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Portugal ranks 122nd and Switzerland ranks 123rd 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/