Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Iran or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 106.29 million number against 5.45 million number in Iran as of 2019.

What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?

100.84 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population of compulsory school age, female

Iran

5.45 million number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa

106.29 million number

in 2019

Iran rank

18th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

15th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

Iran
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 106.29 million number against 5.45 million number in Iran, a difference of 100.84 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 19.5 times Iran's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 186 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.32 million number	41.21 million number	36.90 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	4.25 million number	60.44 million number	56.20 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	4.95 million number	94.88 million number	89.93 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Iran or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 106.29 million number against 5.45 million number in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 100.84 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: Iran ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.