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

30 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.

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.

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

South Asia

29.34 million number

in 2019

Türkiye

600,962 number

in 2018

South Asia rank

17th

Türkiye rank

20th

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

South Asia
Türkiye

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 29.34 million number against 600,962 number in Türkiye, a difference of 28.74 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 48.8 times Türkiye's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

South Asia ranks 17th and Türkiye ranks 20th of 45 groups.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Asia	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1970s	60.52 million number	1.66 million number	58.86 million number	South Asia
1980s	68.57 million number	1.64 million number	66.93 million number	South Asia
1990s	71.56 million number	1.53 million number	70.02 million number	South Asia
2000s	56.83 million number	410,737 number	56.41 million number	South Asia
2010s	34.49 million number	566,116 number	33.92 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, South Asia or Türkiye?: South Asia, at 29.34 million number against 600,962 number in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between South Asia and Türkiye?: 28.74 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Türkiye?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do South Asia and Türkiye rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: South Asia ranks 17th and Türkiye ranks 20th 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/