Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Iraq or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 38.93 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?

38.03 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Iraq

896,863 number

in 2007

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

38.93 million number

in 2019

Iraq rank

14th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

11th

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

Iraq
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 38.93 million number against 896,863 number in Iraq, a difference of 38.03 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 43.4 times Iraq's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 147 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.07 million number	28.44 million number	27.37 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	997,872 number	30.41 million number	29.41 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 38.93 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 38.03 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Iraq ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th 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.