Israel vs Turkey: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Israel
28,644 children
in 2024
Turkey
32,563 children
in 2023
Israel rank
81st
Turkey rank
79th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Israel
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 32,563 children against 28,644 children in Israel, a difference of 3,919 children.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 81st and Turkey ranks 79th of 196 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,417 children | 33,025 children | 26,608 children | Turkey |
| 2020s | 18,757 children | 17,351 children | 1,406 children | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, Israel or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 32,563 children against 28,644 children in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Israel and Turkey?
- 3,919 children, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Turkey?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Turkey rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Israel ranks 81st and Turkey ranks 79th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.