Iraq vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Iraq
896,863 number
in 2007
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
38.91 million number
in 2019
Iraq rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
13th

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

  • Iraq
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M199820082019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 38.91 million number against 896,863 number in Iraq, a difference of 38.01 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 43.4 times Iraq's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 147 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.07 million number 28.41 million number 27.34 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 997,872 number 30.39 million number 29.39 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 38.91 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
38.01 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th 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

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