Which has higher children out of school, primary, Germany or Iran, Islamic Republic of?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 9,163 against 8,820 in Germany as of 2023.

What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Germany and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

343, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Children out of school, primary

Germany

8,820

in 2024

Iran, Islamic Republic of

9,163

in 2023

Germany rank

115th

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

114th

Children out of school, primary over time

Germany
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 9,163 against 8,820 in Germany, a difference of 343.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Germany ranks 115th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 114th of 197 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	59,987	166,827	106,840	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	29,661	239,331	209,669	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	33,483	62,798	29,316	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Germany or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 9,163 against 8,820 in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Germany and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 343, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Germany and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Germany ranks 115th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 114th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, primary
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.