Iraq vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Iraq
13.6%
in 2007
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
7.0%
in 2019
Iraq rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
23rd

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

  • Iraq
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 13.6% against 7.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 6.6%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Iraq ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd of 149 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 29.2% 28.5% 0.7% Iraq
1980s 16.8% 23.4% 6.7% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 25.3% 19.2% 6.1% Iraq
2000s 17.1% 13.4% 3.7% 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 East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Iraq, at 13.6% against 7.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2007.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
6.6%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Iraq ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd of 149 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/