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

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Portugal: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Iceland

2,217 number

in 2018

Portugal

2,546 number

in 2018

Iceland rank

121st

Portugal rank

118th

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

Iceland
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2,546 number against 2,217 number in Iceland, a difference of 329 number.

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

Across all 13 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 118th of 147 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,969 number	82,510 number	78,541 number	Portugal
2000s	4,038 number	71,996 number	67,957 number	Portugal
2010s	2,919 number	5,031 number	2,112 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Iceland or Portugal?: Portugal, at 2,546 number against 2,217 number in Iceland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Iceland and Portugal?: 329 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Iceland ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 118th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.