Portugal vs Spain: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Portugal
2.2%
in 2013
Spain
2.2%
in 2018
Portugal rank
135th
Spain rank
136th

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

  • Portugal
  • Spain
0204060197319952018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.2% against 2.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 135th and Spain ranks 136th of 142 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 65.5% 56.1% 9.4% Portugal
1990s 24.8% 22.6% 2.2% Portugal
2000s 21.9% 18.9% 3.0% Portugal
2010s 2.2% 10.1% 7.9% Spain

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, male, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 2.2% against 2.2% in Spain as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Portugal and Spain?
0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
9 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2013.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Portugal ranks 135th and Spain ranks 136th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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