Bhutan vs Iran: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Bhutan
5.8%
in 2018
Iran
6.4%
in 2017
Bhutan rank
69th
Iran rank
67th

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

  • Bhutan
  • Iran
0204060199820082018

How they compare

Iran currently reports 6.4% against 5.8% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 69th and Iran ranks 67th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Iran Difference Ahead
2000s 22.7% 12.0% 10.7% Bhutan
2010s 12.9% 8.9% 4.0% Bhutan

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, Bhutan or Iran?
Iran, at 6.4% against 5.8% in Bhutan as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bhutan and Iran?
0.6%, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iran?
7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Bhutan and Iran rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Bhutan ranks 69th and Iran ranks 67th of 134 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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