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

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

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

Iceland

0.1%

in 2018

Portugal

0.1%

in 2018

Iceland rank

142nd

Portugal rank

145th

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

Iceland
Portugal

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 142nd and Portugal ranks 145th of 148 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%	Iceland
2010s	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%	Iceland

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, Iceland or Portugal?: Iceland, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Iceland and Portugal?: 0.0%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Iceland ranks 142nd and Portugal ranks 145th 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, 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 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/