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

29 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.

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.

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

Morocco

0.4%

in 2019

Portugal

0.4%

in 2018

Morocco rank

162nd

Portugal rank

161st

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

Morocco
Portugal

How they compare

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

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

Morocco ranks 162nd and Portugal ranks 161st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	54.7%	7.2%	47.5%	Morocco
1980s	39.7%	1.9%	37.8%	Morocco
1990s	40.4%	0.6%	39.9%	Morocco
2000s	13.3%	0.8%	12.4%	Morocco
2010s	4.5%	0.5%	4.0%	Morocco

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, Morocco or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Morocco as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Morocco and Portugal?: 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Portugal?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Morocco and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?: Morocco ranks 162nd 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: 18 September 2026

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/