Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Portugal
Portugal: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 1 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Portugal, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1 modelled data for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Portugal peaked at 1 modelled data in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5 modelled data, in 2022.
That places Portugal 70th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Portugal, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6701 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.6567 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6415 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6323 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6228 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6221 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6141 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5944 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5536 modelled data | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5368 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5402 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5584 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6066 modelled data | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6667 modelled data | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7308 modelled data | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8125 modelled data | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8182 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.875 modelled data | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8 modelled data | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 1 modelled data | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 modelled data | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 modelled data | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8519 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1 modelled data is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8619 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +100.0% | 0.5 modelled data | 1 modelled data |
| 2022 | -50.0% | 1 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6144 modelled data | 0.5368 modelled data | 0.6701 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7408 modelled data | 0.5402 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9167 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 67 Cambodia 1 modelled data compare
- 68 Indonesia 1 modelled data compare
- 69 Malawi 1 modelled data compare
- 70 United Arab Emirates 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Botswana 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Georgia 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Nigeria 1 modelled data 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Portugal?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Portugal was 1 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1 modelled data in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 modelled data in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Portugal ranks 70th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release