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

Portugal: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total was 0.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.0%
Change on year
down 46.7%
World rank
107th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1986
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1986–2016

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

0.020.040.060.080.11986200120161986: 0.098 % of total youth population1987: 0.088 % of total youth population1991: 0.057 % of total youth population2004: 0.047 % of total youth population2005: 0.054 % of total youth population2006: 0.058 % of total youth population2007: 0.062 % of total youth population2008: 0.063 % of total youth population2009: 0.058 % of total youth population2010: 0.067 % of total youth population2011: 0.068 % of total youth population2012: 0.045 % of total youth population2013: 0.049 % of total youth population2014: 0.04 % of total youth population2015: 0.038 % of total youth population2016: 0.02 % of total youth population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total youth population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Portugal is 0.0%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.7% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Portugal peaked at 0.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.

That places Portugal 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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, total in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population) in Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of total youth population Change
1986 0.1%
1987 0.1% -9.6%
1991 0.1% -35.3%
2004 0.0% -17.6%
2005 0.1% +14.2%
2006 0.1% +7.3%
2007 0.1% +7.1%
2008 0.1% +2.3%
2009 0.1% -8.5%
2010 0.1% +16.4%
2011 0.1% +1.8%
2012 0.0% -33.6%
2013 0.0% +8.4%
2014 0.0% -18.0%
2015 0.0% -5.3%
2016 0.0% -46.7%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 25% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 28% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

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% 0.0% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 104 Kosovo 0.0% compare
  2. 104 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0% compare
  3. 106 Sweden 0.0% compare
  4. 108 Togo 0.0% compare
  5. 109 Slovenia 0.0% compare
  6. 110 Georgia 0.0% compare
  7. 110 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Portugal?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Portugal was 0.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1986.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
How does Portugal rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total?
Portugal ranks 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. 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, total (% of total youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population)
Unit
% of total youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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