Iraq vs Pacific island small states: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Iraq
13.6%
in 2007
Pacific island small states
6.1%
in 2019
Iraq rank
26th
Pacific island small states rank
24th

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

  • Iraq
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 13.6% against 6.1% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 7.5%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 2.2 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 26th and Pacific island small states ranks 24th of 149 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 29.2% 10.3% 18.8% Iraq
1980s 16.8% 13.3% 3.5% Iraq
1990s 25.3% 11.2% 14.1% Iraq
2000s 17.1% 9.7% 7.5% 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 Pacific island small states?
Iraq, at 13.6% against 6.1% in Pacific island small states as of 2007.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Iraq and Pacific island small states?
7.5%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Pacific island small states?
17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Pacific island small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Iraq ranks 26th and Pacific island small states ranks 24th 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/