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East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Iraq: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
17.1%
in 2019
Iraq
29.7%
in 2007
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
27th
Iraq rank
26th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Iraq
20304050197019942019

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 29.7% against 17.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 12.6%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 26th of 43 groups.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Iraq Difference Ahead
1990s 28.9% 50.7% 21.9% Iraq
2000s 25.7% 39.4% 13.7% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Iraq?
Iraq, at 29.7% against 17.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2007.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iraq?
12.6%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iraq?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iraq rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 26th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/