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

15 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.

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.

Portugal vs United Kingdom: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Portugal

0.1%

in 2018

United Kingdom

0.1%

in 2018

Portugal rank

146th

United Kingdom rank

145th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

Portugal
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 146th and United Kingdom ranks 145th of 150 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	27.5%	3.7%	23.8%	Portugal
1990s	0.1%	0.7%	0.6%	United Kingdom
2000s	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%	United Kingdom
2010s	0.6%	1.8%	1.1%	United Kingdom

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, Portugal or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Portugal and United Kingdom?: 0.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Portugal ranks 146th and United Kingdom ranks 145th of 150 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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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.