Iran vs Italy: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Iran
1.6%
in 2025
Italy
1.5%
in 2025
Iran rank
138th
Italy rank
141st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Iran
- Italy
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 138th and Italy ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 0.2% | 3.9% | Iran |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 0.6% | 3.4% | Iran |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Iran or Italy?
- Iran, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Iran and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Italy rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Iran ranks 138th and Italy ranks 141st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (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