Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Portugal
Portugal: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Portugal, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Portugal is 0 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Portugal peaked at 2 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 GPIA, in 2022.
Portugal ranks 154th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Portugal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7396 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.34 GPIA | +81.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8537 GPIA | -36.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8787 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8747 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 1.19 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4 GPIA | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 1.42 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.69 GPIA | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 1.57 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 1.35 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 1.13 GPIA | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 1.21 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9959 GPIA | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9113 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8297 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 2 GPIA | +141.1% |
| 2021 | 2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 GPIA | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 GPIA | — |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9286 GPIA. (65 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9638 GPIA. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +141.1% | 0.8297 GPIA | 2 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.7396 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.25 GPIA | 0.8297 GPIA | 1.69 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 151 San Marino 0.2031 GPIA compare
- 152 Marshall Islands 0.1504 GPIA compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 0.062 GPIA compare
- 154 Anguilla 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Albania 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cook Islands 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Colombia 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Costa Rica 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cyprus 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Dominica 0 GPIA compare
- 154 France 0 GPIA compare
- 154 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Croatia 0 GPIA compare
- 154 India 0 GPIA
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Liechtenstein 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Peru 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Poland 0 GPIA compare
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 children one year before the official primary in Portugal?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Portugal was 0 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Portugal ranks 154th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release