How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Asia?

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs South Asia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female

Iraq

871,623 number

in 2007

South Asia

38.41 million number

in 2019

Iraq rank

9th

South Asia rank

9th

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female over time

Iraq
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 38.41 million number against 871,623 number in Iraq, a difference of 37.54 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 44.1 times Iraq's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 9th and South Asia ranks 9th of 138 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.07 million number	62.69 million number	61.62 million number	South Asia
2000s	982,192 number	58.63 million number	57.65 million number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female, Iraq or South Asia?: South Asia, at 38.41 million number against 871,623 number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female between Iraq and South Asia?: 37.54 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Asia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do Iraq and South Asia rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?: Iraq ranks 9th and South Asia ranks 9th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/