How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Upper middle income?

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.

Iraq vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Iraq

226,453 number

in 2007

Upper middle income

9.16 million number

in 2019

Iraq rank

23rd

Upper middle income rank

20th

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

Iraq
Upper middle income

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 9.16 million number against 226,453 number in Iraq, a difference of 8.94 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 40.5 times Iraq's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 148 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1970s	174,985 number	21.02 million number	20.84 million number	Upper middle income
1980s	183,931 number	18.92 million number	18.73 million number	Upper middle income
1990s	463,054 number	17.12 million number	16.65 million number	Upper middle income
2000s	303,267 number	13.12 million number	12.81 million number	Upper middle 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, Iraq or Upper middle income?: Upper middle income, at 9.16 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 Iraq and Upper middle income?: 8.94 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Upper middle income?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Iraq ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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, 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/