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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

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

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

Afghanistan

523,927 number

in 2020

Iraq

455,587 number

in 2020

Afghanistan rank

23rd

Iraq rank

25th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Afghanistan
Iraq

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 523,927 number against 455,587 number in Iraq, a difference of 68,340 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 25th 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	147,784 number	134,294 number	13,490 number	Afghanistan
1980s	153,059 number	208,070 number	55,011 number	Iraq
1990s	220,039 number	260,983 number	40,944 number	Iraq
2000s	320,060 number	328,225 number	8,165 number	Iraq
2010s	460,478 number	414,255 number	46,224 number	Afghanistan
2020s	523,927 number	455,587 number	68,340 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 523,927 number against 455,587 number in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Afghanistan and Iraq?: 68,340 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 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, male (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, male (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

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