Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Portugal
Portugal: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Portugal, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Portugal stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Portugal peaked at 2.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
Portugal ranks 198th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -26.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -35.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%. (72 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 198 Brunei Darussalam 0.0% compare
- 198 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 198 Croatia 0.0% compare
- 198 Ireland 0.0% compare
- 198 Japan 0.0%
- 198 Latvia 0.0% compare
- 198 Saudi Arabia 0.0% compare
- 198 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
More education data for Portugal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Portugal?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Portugal was 0.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Portugal rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Portugal ranks 198th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release