New Zealand vs Portugal: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

New Zealand
6.2%
in 2018
Portugal
5.8%
in 2018
New Zealand rank
83rd
Portugal rank
85th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
05101520199920082018

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 6.2% against 5.8% in Portugal, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 85th of 133 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, New Zealand or Portugal?
New Zealand, at 6.2% against 5.8% in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between New Zealand and Portugal?
0.4%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
New Zealand ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 85th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/