Iraq vs Romania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Iraq
14.7%
in 2025
Romania
18.1%
in 2025
Iraq rank
59th
Romania rank
56th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Iraq
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 18.1% against 14.7% in Iraq, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 59th and Romania ranks 56th of 206 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 10.9% | 41.2% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 9.6% | 31.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 15.2% | 4.8% | 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, Iraq or Romania?
- Romania, at 18.1% against 14.7% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Iraq and Romania?
- 3.4%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Romania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Romania rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Iraq ranks 59th and Romania ranks 56th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release