How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Turkey?

17 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.

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.

South Asia vs Turkey: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

South Asia

15.43 million number

in 2019

Turkey

283,925 number

in 2018

South Asia rank

17th

Turkey rank

20th

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

South Asia
Turkey

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 15.43 million number against 283,925 number in Turkey, a difference of 15.15 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 54.4 times Turkey's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

South Asia ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 20th of 45 groups.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Asia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	22.90 million number	385,070 number	22.51 million number	South Asia
1990s	29.82 million number	417,308 number	29.40 million number	South Asia
2000s	23.73 million number	49,852 number	23.68 million number	South Asia
2010s	18.70 million number	253,325 number	18.45 million number	South Asia

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, South Asia or Turkey?: South Asia, at 15.43 million number against 283,925 number in Turkey as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between South Asia and Turkey?: 15.15 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Turkey?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do South Asia and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: South Asia ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 20th 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/