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

10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.

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.

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

Portugal

0.6171 GPIA

in 2023

Switzerland

0.6175 GPIA

in 2024

Portugal rank

142nd

Switzerland rank

141st

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

Portugal
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.6175 GPIA against 0.6171 GPIA in Portugal, a difference of 0.0004 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 142nd and Switzerland ranks 141st of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4794 GPIA	0.4353 GPIA	0.0441 GPIA	Portugal
2010s	1.04 GPIA	0.8331 GPIA	0.2075 GPIA	Portugal
2020s	1.52 GPIA	0.8496 GPIA	0.6659 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, Portugal or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.6175 GPIA against 0.6171 GPIA in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Portugal and Switzerland?: 0.0004 GPIA, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Portugal ranks 142nd and Switzerland ranks 141st 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