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

Afghanistan
502,170 number
in 2020
Iraq
431,724 number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Iraq rank
26th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019952020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 502,170 number against 431,724 number in Iraq, a difference of 70,446 number.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Iraq ranks 26th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 142,685 number 127,858 number 14,827 number Afghanistan
1980s 144,858 number 197,545 number 52,687 number Iraq
1990s 201,422 number 247,491 number 46,069 number Iraq
2000s 300,572 number 310,382 number 9,810 number Iraq
2010s 438,644 number 393,178 number 45,467 number Afghanistan
2020s 502,170 number 431,724 number 70,446 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Afghanistan, at 502,170 number against 431,724 number in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Afghanistan and Iraq?
70,446 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Iraq ranks 26th 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, female (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, female (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

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