GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Iran: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1.65 million
in 2025
Iran
845,053
in 2023
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
28th
Iran rank
27th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Iran
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How they compare

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 1.65 million against 845,053 in Iran, a difference of 803,947.

That makes GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 2.0 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Iran ahead.

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 28th and Iran ranks 27th of 39 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 Iran Difference Ahead
2000s 1.59 million 1.74 million 157,720 Iran
2010s 1.57 million 1.26 million 309,376 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 1.61 million 766,169 848,831 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Iran?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 1.65 million against 845,053 in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Iran?
803,947, with GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Iran?
11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Iran rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 28th and Iran ranks 27th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
223 places, 4,159 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release