How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific 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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Iraq: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

East Asia & Pacific

7.84 million number

in 2019

Iraq

226,453 number

in 2007

East Asia & Pacific rank

21st

Iraq rank

23rd

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

East Asia & Pacific
Iraq

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 7.84 million number against 226,453 number in Iraq, a difference of 7.62 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 34.6 times Iraq's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st and Iraq ranks 23rd of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1970s	20.49 million number	174,985 number	20.31 million number	East Asia & Pacific
1980s	17.95 million number	183,931 number	17.77 million number	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	16.68 million number	463,054 number	16.22 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	14.03 million number	303,267 number	13.73 million number	East Asia & Pacific

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, East Asia & Pacific or Iraq?: East Asia & Pacific, at 7.84 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 East Asia & Pacific and Iraq?: 7.62 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Iraq?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2007.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Iraq rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st 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/