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)
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
February 2026 Data Release