Portugal vs Turkey: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Portugal
1.87 GPIA
in 2023
Turkey
1.99 GPIA
in 2023
Portugal rank
4th
Turkey rank
1st

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Portugal
  • Turkey
0.511.52199920112023

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1.99 GPIA against 1.87 GPIA in Portugal, a difference of 0.12 GPIA.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Turkey ahead.

Portugal ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 1st of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7354 GPIA 1.41 GPIA 0.6737 GPIA Turkey
2010s 0.6226 GPIA 1.05 GPIA 0.4324 GPIA Turkey
2020s 1.2 GPIA 1.32 GPIA 0.1274 GPIA Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Portugal or Turkey?
Turkey, at 1.99 GPIA against 1.87 GPIA in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Portugal and Turkey?
0.12 GPIA, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turkey?
15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Portugal ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
175 places, 2,817 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release