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

8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs Portugal: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Netherlands

0.5832 GPIA

in 2023

Portugal

0.6171 GPIA

in 2023

Netherlands rank

143rd

Portugal rank

142nd

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

Netherlands
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.6171 GPIA against 0.5832 GPIA in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0339 GPIA.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 142nd of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.67 GPIA	0.2906 GPIA	1.38 GPIA	Netherlands
2010s	0.3597 GPIA	1.15 GPIA	0.7858 GPIA	Portugal
2020s	0.5394 GPIA	1.07 GPIA	0.5268 GPIA	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Netherlands or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.6171 GPIA against 0.5832 GPIA in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Netherlands and Portugal?: 0.0339 GPIA, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Netherlands ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 142nd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower 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: 169 places, 2,667 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release