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

Iraq
455,587 number
in 2020
South Africa
529,288 number
in 2020
Iraq rank
25th
South Africa rank
22nd

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

  • Iraq
  • South Africa
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019952020

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 529,288 number against 455,587 number in Iraq, a difference of 73,701 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 205 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 134,294 number 285,584 number 151,291 number South Africa
1980s 208,070 number 369,287 number 161,217 number South Africa
1990s 260,983 number 478,053 number 217,070 number South Africa
2000s 328,225 number 523,621 number 195,396 number South Africa
2010s 414,255 number 489,084 number 74,829 number South Africa
2020s 455,587 number 529,288 number 73,701 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Iraq or South Africa?
South Africa, at 529,288 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 Iraq and South Africa?
73,701 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Iraq ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 22nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iraq vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-male-number/iraq/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-male-number/iraq/south-africa/">Iraq vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

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