How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iraq?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Iraq: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

France

834,913 number

in 2019

Iraq

887,311 number

in 2020

France rank

27th

Iraq rank

25th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

France
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 887,311 number against 834,913 number in France, a difference of 52,398 number.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

France ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 25th of 205 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1970s	850,829 number	262,152 number	588,677 number	France
1980s	826,831 number	405,615 number	421,216 number	France
1990s	764,656 number	508,474 number	256,182 number	France
2000s	783,884 number	638,607 number	145,277 number	France
2010s	825,404 number	807,432 number	17,972 number	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, France or Iraq?: Iraq, at 887,311 number against 834,913 number in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between France and Iraq?: 52,398 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iraq?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do France and Iraq rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: France ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 25th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.