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

5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.

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.

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

Portugal

0.1%

in 2018

Sweden

0.1%

in 2015

Portugal rank

145th

Sweden rank

143rd

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

Portugal
Sweden

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.

Portugal ranks 145th and Sweden ranks 143rd of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	Sweden
2010s	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%	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 Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Portugal as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Portugal and Sweden?: 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Portugal ranks 145th and Sweden ranks 143rd 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/