Nepal vs Portugal: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Nepal
0.7%
in 2025
Portugal
0.5%
in 2023
Nepal rank
164th
Portugal rank
167th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Nepal
- Portugal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 164th and Portugal ranks 167th of 183 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 0.8% | 5.1% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 0.6% | 7.9% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Nepal or Portugal?
- Nepal, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Nepal and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Portugal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Nepal ranks 164th and Portugal ranks 167th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release