Australia vs Portugal: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Australia
0.2%
in 2025
Portugal
0.1%
in 2025
Australia rank
199th
Portugal rank
201st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.0 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Australia ranks 199th and Portugal ranks 201st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 11.3% | 2.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female, Australia or Portugal?
- Australia, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Australia ranks 199th and Portugal ranks 201st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release