What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Iraq and Least developed countries?

35.50 million number, with Least developed countries ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Least developed countries?

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Least developed countries: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Iraq

896,863 number

in 2007

Least developed countries

36.40 million number

in 2019

Iraq rank

14th

Least developed countries rank

15th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Iraq
Least developed countries

How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 36.40 million number against 896,863 number in Iraq, a difference of 35.50 million number.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 40.6 times Iraq's.

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

Iraq ranks 14th and Least developed countries ranks 15th of 147 countries.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Least developed countries	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.07 million number	30.93 million number	29.87 million number	Least developed countries
2000s	997,872 number	32.95 million number	31.95 million number	Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Iraq or Least developed countries?: Least developed countries, at 36.40 million number against 896,863 number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Iraq and Least developed countries?: 35.50 million number, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Least developed countries?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Least developed countries rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Iraq ranks 14th and Least developed countries ranks 15th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.