How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Iraq?

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.

East Asia & Pacific vs Iraq: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

East Asia & Pacific

24.2%

in 2019

Iraq

41.5%

in 2007

East Asia & Pacific rank

30th

Iraq rank

31st

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time

East Asia & Pacific
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 41.5% against 24.2% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 17.3%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th and Iraq ranks 31st of 45 groups.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	35.2%	61.7%	26.5%	Iraq
2000s	35.1%	51.2%	16.1%	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male, East Asia & Pacific or Iraq?: Iraq, at 41.5% against 24.2% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2007.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between East Asia & Pacific and Iraq?: 17.3%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Iraq?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Iraq rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th and Iraq ranks 31st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.