How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and World?

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 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.

Iraq vs World: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Iraq

20.7%

in 2007

World

11.2%

in 2019

Iraq rank

18th

World rank

15th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

Iraq
World

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 20.7% against 11.2% in World, a difference of 9.5%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.8 times World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 18th and World ranks 15th of 148 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	World	Difference	Ahead
1970s	47.6%	28.3%	19.2%	Iraq
1980s	24.9%	25.5%	0.6%	World
1990s	32.5%	23.1%	9.4%	Iraq
2000s	24.5%	17.5%	7.0%	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 World?: Iraq, at 20.7% against 11.2% in World as of 2007.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Iraq and World?: 9.5%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and World?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2007.
How do Iraq and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Iraq ranks 18th and World ranks 15th 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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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/