Australia vs Portugal: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Australia
0.4%
in 2018
Portugal
0.4%
in 2018
Australia rank
160th
Portugal rank
161st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.
Australia ranks 160th and Portugal ranks 161st of 188 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 8.0% | 5.6% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 0.6% | 2.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Australia |
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, Australia or Portugal?
- Australia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Portugal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 160th 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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About this data
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/