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

7 years are reported by both, from 1994 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Canada

0.3%

in 2018

Portugal

0.3%

in 2018

Canada rank

139th

Portugal rank

140th

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

Canada
Portugal

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 139th and Portugal ranks 140th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.9%	1.4%	1.5%	Canada
2010s	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	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, Canada or Portugal?: Canada, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Canada and Portugal?: 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Canada ranks 139th and Portugal ranks 140th of 149 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,615 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/