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

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.

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

Iraq

873,692 number

in 2007

South Asia

29.34 million number

in 2019

Iraq rank

16th

South Asia rank

17th

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

Iraq
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 29.34 million number against 873,692 number in Iraq, a difference of 28.46 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 33.6 times Iraq's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 17th of 149 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	859,561 number	62.56 million number	61.70 million number	South Asia
1980s	657,598 number	67.77 million number	67.12 million number	South Asia
1990s	1.24 million number	73.14 million number	71.90 million number	South Asia
2000s	1.00 million number	58.63 million number	57.63 million number	South Asia

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, Iraq or South Asia?: South Asia, at 29.34 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 Iraq and South Asia?: 28.46 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Asia?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2007.
How do Iraq and South Asia rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Iraq ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 17th 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/