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

14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.

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.

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

Portugal

2,546 number

in 2018

Sweden

3,883 number

in 2016

Portugal rank

118th

Sweden rank

116th

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

Portugal
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 3,883 number against 2,546 number in Portugal, a difference of 1,337 number.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 118th and Sweden ranks 116th of 147 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	105,463 number	34,336 number	71,128 number	Portugal
2000s	71,996 number	16,961 number	55,035 number	Portugal
2010s	5,876 number	16,498 number	10,622 number	Sweden

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, Portugal or Sweden?: Sweden, at 3,883 number against 2,546 number in Portugal as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Portugal and Sweden?: 1,337 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Portugal ranks 118th and Sweden ranks 116th 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.