Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Iran or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.81 million number against 119,892 number in Iran as of 2019.

What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Iran and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

1.69 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Iran

119,892 number

in 2017

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

1.81 million number

in 2019

Iran rank

30th

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

30th

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

Iran
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 1.81 million number against 119,892 number in Iran, a difference of 1.69 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 15.1 times Iran's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 30th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 148 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	291,865 number	1.45 million number	1.16 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	179,622 number	1.84 million number	1.66 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

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, Iran or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.81 million number against 119,892 number in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Iran and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 1.69 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Iran and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Iran ranks 30th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 148 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, 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 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/