Iraq vs Middle income: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Iraq
- Middle income
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 20.7% against 9.5% in Middle income, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 2.2 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 19th of 148 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.6% | 29.9% | 17.7% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 24.9% | 26.1% | 1.2% | Middle income |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 22.2% | 10.3% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 16.1% | 8.4% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Iraq or Middle income?
- Iraq, at 20.7% against 9.5% in Middle income as of 2007.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Iraq and Middle income?
- 11.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Middle income?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2007.
- How do Iraq and Middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Iraq ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 19th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/