How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?

10 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Syrian Arab Republic: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Iraq

647,239 number

in 2007

Syrian Arab Republic

693,609 number

in 2013

Iraq rank

11th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

10th

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

Iraq
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 693,609 number against 647,239 number in Iraq, a difference of 46,370 number.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 11th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 10th of 148 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	684,576 number	371,849 number	312,726 number	Iraq
1990s	782,101 number	348,767 number	433,334 number	Iraq
2000s	700,088 number	246,857 number	453,230 number	Iraq

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 Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 693,609 number against 647,239 number in Iraq as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?: 46,370 number, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Iraq ranks 11th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 10th 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/