How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?

8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

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

Iran vs Turkey: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Iran

560,954 number

in 2017

Turkey

775,507 number

in 2018

Iran rank

21st

Turkey rank

18th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

Iran
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 775,507 number against 560,954 number in Iran, a difference of 214,553 number.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Turkey ahead.

Iran ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 18th of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.13 million number	1.18 million number	50,760 number	Turkey
2010s	816,819 number	835,366 number	18,547 number	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Iran or Turkey?: Turkey, at 775,507 number against 560,954 number in Iran as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Iran and Turkey?: 214,553 number, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Iran and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Iran ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 18th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/