Portugal vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal

Portugal
20.0%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
5.9%
in 2024
Portugal rank
12th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
9th

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal over time

  • Portugal
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 20.0% against 5.9% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 14.1%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 3.4 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.

Portugal ranks 12th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 9th of 103 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 5.5% 5.6% 0.1% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2010s 11.5% 5.5% 5.9% Portugal
2020s 16.6% 5.8% 10.8% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal, Portugal or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
Portugal, at 20.0% against 5.9% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal between Portugal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
14.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Portugal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
Portugal ranks 12th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 9th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 25-54 years old, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 25-54 years old, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
148 places, 2,941 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release