What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq?

45.44 million number, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq?

17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2007.

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.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Iraq: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

46.32 million number

in 2019

Iraq

873,692 number

in 2007

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank

14th

Iraq rank

16th

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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Iraq

How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 46.32 million number against 873,692 number in Iraq, a difference of 45.44 million number.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 53.0 times Iraq's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th and Iraq ranks 16th of 45 groups.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1970s	33.87 million number	859,561 number	33.01 million number	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s	39.41 million number	657,598 number	38.76 million number	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s	53.79 million number	1.24 million number	52.55 million number	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s	50.23 million number	1.00 million number	49.22 million number	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

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, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Iraq?: Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 46.32 million number against 873,692 number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq?: 45.44 million number, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2007.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th and Iraq ranks 16th of 45 groups.
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/