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

5 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2000.

Where does this data come from?

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

Guatemala vs Iraq: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Guatemala

632,232 number

in 2018

Iraq

873,692 number

in 2007

Guatemala rank

18th

Iraq rank

16th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Guatemala
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 873,692 number against 632,232 number in Guatemala, a difference of 241,460 number.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Iraq ahead.

Guatemala ranks 18th and Iraq ranks 16th of 149 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1970s	860,108 number	797,655 number	62,454 number	Guatemala
1980s	883,884 number	460,813 number	423,071 number	Guatemala
1990s	703,324 number	1.19 million number	488,196 number	Iraq
2000s	654,677 number	1.21 million number	555,173 number	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Guatemala or Iraq?: Iraq, at 873,692 number against 632,232 number in Guatemala as of 2007.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Guatemala and Iraq?: 241,460 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Iraq?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2000.
How do Guatemala and Iraq rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Guatemala ranks 18th and Iraq ranks 16th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/