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

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

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

Arab World

5.49 million number

in 2019

Iraq

226,453 number

in 2007

Arab World rank

24th

Iraq rank

23rd

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

Arab World
Iraq

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 5.49 million number against 226,453 number in Iraq, a difference of 5.27 million number.

That makes Arab World's figure about 24.3 times Iraq's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 24th and Iraq ranks 23rd of 45 groups.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5.17 million number	174,985 number	5.00 million number	Arab World
1980s	5.51 million number	183,931 number	5.33 million number	Arab World
1990s	6.23 million number	463,054 number	5.76 million number	Arab World
2000s	5.56 million number	303,267 number	5.26 million number	Arab World

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, Arab World or Iraq?: Arab World, at 5.49 million number against 226,453 number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Arab World and Iraq?: 5.27 million number, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Iraq?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2007.
How do Arab World and Iraq rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Arab World ranks 24th and Iraq ranks 23rd 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 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/