Afghanistan vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Enrolment in primary education, male

Afghanistan
4.00 million number
in 2018
Iran, Islamic Republic of
4.07 million number
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
19th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
18th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 4.07 million number against 4.00 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 79,520 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 19th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 578,182 number 2.53 million number 1.95 million number Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s 346,857 number 3.82 million number 3.48 million number Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s 652,810 number 5.00 million number 4.35 million number Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 2.38 million number 3.48 million number 1.10 million number Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 3.56 million number 3.54 million number 20,732 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Afghanistan or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 4.07 million number against 4.00 million number in Afghanistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Afghanistan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
79,520 number, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.