Iraq vs Pacific island small states: 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
- Pacific island small states
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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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/