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

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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Iraq: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

9.4%

in 2019

Iraq

28.1%

in 2007

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

27th

Iraq rank

25th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 28.1% against 9.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 18.7%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 3.0 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 25th of 45 groups.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23.0%	50.4%	27.4%	Iraq
2000s	16.1%	38.1%	22.1%	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Iraq?: Iraq, at 28.1% against 9.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2007.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iraq?: 18.7%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iraq?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iraq rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 25th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.