Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Portugal

Share of children out of school in Portugal in 2023 — 0.51%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 146. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 0.24 pp.

2023 0.51% +0.33 pp vs 2022
World rank 25of 146
Period maximum 2.5%2016
Period minimum 0.01%2011

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Portugal, 2001–20230123200120042007201020132016201920222001: 0.27%2002: 0.01%2003: 0.08%2004: 0.07%2005: 0.18%2006: 0.09%2007: 0.33%2008: 0.83%2009: 0.13%2010: 0.03%2011: 0.01%2012: 0.24%2013: 0.23%2014: 0.76%2015: 1.95%2016: 2.5%2017: 2.46%2018: 2.02%2019: 0.99%2020: 0.23%2021: 0.1%2022: 0.18%2023: 0.51%
Change over the period: +0.24 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal

Portugal 0.51%
World computed 8.88%
Europe & Central Asia computed 2.72%
Southern Europe computed 1.73%
High-income countries computed 1.99%
Share of children out of school — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.51 +0.33 pp
2022 0.18 +0.08 pp
2021 0.1 −0.13 pp
2020 0.23 −0.76 pp
2019 0.99 −1.03 pp
2018 2.02 −0.45 pp
2017 2.46 −0.04 pp
2016 2.5 +0.55 pp
2015 1.95 +1.19 pp
2014 0.76 +0.53 pp
2013 0.23 −0.02 pp
2012 0.24 +0.23 pp
2011 0.01 −0.02 pp
2010 0.03 −0.1 pp
2009 0.13 −0.71 pp
2008 0.83 +0.51 pp
2007 0.33 +0.24 pp
2006 0.09 −0.09 pp
2005 0.18 +0.11 pp
2004 0.07 −0.01 pp
2003 0.08 +0.06 pp
2002 0.01 −0.26 pp
2001 0.27

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.