France vs Portugal: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

France
0.3%
in 2016
Portugal
0.1%
in 2017
France rank
161st
Portugal rank
164th

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

  • France
  • Portugal
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.3% against 0.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes France's figure about 5.0 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Portugal ahead.

France ranks 161st and Portugal ranks 164th of 166 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7% 5.6% 4.9% Portugal
1980s 1.0% 3.7% 2.7% Portugal
1990s 2.1% 0.1% 2.0% France
2010s 0.8% 0.9% 0.1% Portugal

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, male, France or Portugal?
France, at 0.3% against 0.1% in Portugal as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between France and Portugal?
0.2%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
6 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do France and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
France ranks 161st and Portugal ranks 164th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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