Iraq vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Iraq
14.7%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
17.0%
in 2025
Iraq rank
59th
Zimbabwe rank
57th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Iraq
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 17.0% against 14.7% in Iraq, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 59th and Zimbabwe ranks 57th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 25.4% | 26.8% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 24.5% | 17.0% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.7% | 0.6% | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 17.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
- 2.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Iraq ranks 59th and Zimbabwe ranks 57th 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