Netherlands vs Portugal: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Netherlands
0.3%
in 2018
Portugal
0.8%
in 2018
Netherlands rank
147th
Portugal rank
145th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
0204060197319952018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.8% against 0.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 2.5 times Netherlands's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 147th and Portugal ranks 145th of 147 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 2.3% 21.3% 19.1% Portugal
2000s 4.5% 19.8% 15.3% Portugal
2010s 0.3% 1.2% 0.9% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Netherlands or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.8% against 0.3% in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Netherlands and Portugal?
0.5%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Netherlands ranks 147th and Portugal ranks 145th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.