Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in Portugal

Portugal: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 49.3%
World rank
88th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2015
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in Portugal, 1986–2016

00.050.10.151986200120161986: 0.146 % of youth population with low education1987: 0.134 % of youth population with low education1991: 0.1 % of youth population with low education2004: 0.112 % of youth population with low education2005: 0.13 % of youth population with low education2006: 0.134 % of youth population with low education2007: 0.146 % of youth population with low education2008: 0.145 % of youth population with low education2009: 0.101 % of youth population with low education2010: 0.119 % of youth population with low education2011: 0.109 % of youth population with low education2012: 0.112 % of youth population with low education2013: 0.127 % of youth population with low education2014: 0.126 % of youth population with low education2015: 0.153 % of youth population with low education2016: 0.077 % of youth population with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth population with low education.

Analysis

In 2016, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in Portugal stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 49.3% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in Portugal peaked at 0.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

Portugal ranks 88th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth population with low education) in Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of youth population with low education Change
1986 0.1%
1987 0.1% -8.4%
1991 0.1% -25.2%
2004 0.1% +11.1%
2005 0.1% +16.1%
2006 0.1% +3.7%
2007 0.1% +8.9%
2008 0.1% -0.7%
2009 0.1% -30.4%
2010 0.1% +17.2%
2011 0.1% -8.1%
2012 0.1% +2.9%
2013 0.1% +13.2%
2014 0.1% -1.0%
2015 0.2% +21.5%
2016 0.1% -49.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 85 Germany 0.1% compare
  2. 86 Slovakia 0.1% compare
  3. 87 Serbia 0.1% compare
  4. 89 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
  5. 90 Lithuania 0.1% compare
  6. 91 Madagascar 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in Portugal?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in Portugal was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Portugal rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education?
Portugal ranks 88th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth population with low education)
Unit
% of youth population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,451 data points, 1970–2021
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