Iceland vs Portugal: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Iceland
0.9572 GPIA
in 2023
Portugal
0.9606 GPIA
in 2022
Iceland rank
69th
Portugal rank
67th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • Iceland
  • Portugal
0.40.60.811.2199820102023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.9606 GPIA against 0.9572 GPIA in Iceland, a difference of 0.0034 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 69th and Portugal ranks 67th of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9141 GPIA 0.7109 GPIA 0.2032 GPIA Iceland
2010s 0.8391 GPIA 0.9269 GPIA 0.0878 GPIA Portugal
2020s 0.9425 GPIA 1.11 GPIA 0.1628 GPIA Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Iceland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.9606 GPIA against 0.9572 GPIA in Iceland as of 2022.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Iceland and Portugal?
0.0034 GPIA, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Iceland ranks 69th and Portugal ranks 67th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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
171 places, 2,695 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release