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

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.

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

Iraq vs Lower middle income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Iraq

47.5%

in 2007

Lower middle income

32.1%

in 2019

Iraq rank

13th

Lower middle income rank

12th

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

Iraq
Lower middle income

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 47.5% against 32.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 15.4%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.

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

Iraq ranks 13th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Lower middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	69.4%	56.0%	13.4%	Iraq
2000s	57.8%	50.1%	7.7%	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, Iraq or Lower middle income?: Iraq, at 47.5% against 32.1% in Lower middle income as of 2007.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Iraq and Lower middle income?: 15.4%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lower middle income?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Lower middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Iraq ranks 13th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 138 countries.
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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,097 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/