What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey?

7.95 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey?

20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Turkey: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

8.29 million number

in 2019

Turkey

334,401 number

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

23rd

Turkey rank

20th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Turkey

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 8.29 million number against 334,401 number in Turkey, a difference of 7.95 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 24.8 times Turkey's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 20th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24.41 million number	812,870 number	23.60 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	16.53 million number	224,400 number	16.30 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	8.47 million number	264,734 number	8.21 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Turkey?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 8.29 million number against 334,401 number in Turkey as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey?: 7.95 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 20th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower 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 adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.