Algeria vs Portugal: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Algeria
0.4%
in 2019
Portugal
0.4%
in 2018
Algeria rank
164th
Portugal rank
161st

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Algeria
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Algeria, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 164th and Portugal ranks 161st of 188 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 25.5% 8.0% 17.5% Algeria
1980s 19.0% 1.9% 17.1% Algeria
1990s 12.2% 0.6% 11.6% Algeria
2000s 4.8% 0.8% 4.0% Algeria
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.1% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Algeria or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Algeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Algeria and Portugal?
0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Portugal?
29 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Algeria and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 164th and Portugal ranks 161st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/