Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 2.90 million number against 119,892 number in Iran as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Iran

119,892 number

in 2017

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

2.90 million number

in 2019

Iran rank

30th

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank

27th

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

Iran
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 2.90 million number against 119,892 number in Iran, a difference of 2.78 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 24.2 times Iran's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 148 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	291,865 number	3.60 million number	3.31 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s	179,622 number	3.19 million number	3.01 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 2.90 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: 2.78 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Iran ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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: 18 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/