Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.37 GPIA
in 2018
Portugal
1.95 GPIA
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Portugal rank
1st

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Portugal
00.511.52197019942018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.95 GPIA against 1.37 GPIA in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.58 GPIA.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Portugal ranks 1st of 43 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 1.58 GPIA 1.15 GPIA 0.4301 GPIA Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 1.59 GPIA 1.2 GPIA 0.3906 GPIA Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 1.53 GPIA 1.33 GPIA 0.1929 GPIA Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 1.37 GPIA 1.6 GPIA 0.2369 GPIA Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.95 GPIA against 1.37 GPIA in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
0.58 GPIA, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
13 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Portugal ranks 1st of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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 of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,055 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/