Iraq vs Singapore: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Iraq
12.4%
in 2025
Singapore
12.5%
in 2025
Iraq rank
76th
Singapore rank
74th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Iraq
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 12.5% against 12.4% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 76th and Singapore ranks 74th of 206 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 0.1% | 32.9% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 0.5% | 29.7% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 7.9% | 8.4% | 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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 12.5% against 12.4% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Iraq and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Singapore?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Singapore rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Iraq ranks 76th and Singapore ranks 74th 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, male (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