Iraq vs Zambia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Iraq
2.13 million number
in 2019
Zambia
2.24 million number
in 2019
Iraq rank
46th
Zambia rank
43rd

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Iraq
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.24 million number against 2.13 million number in Iraq, a difference of 112,520 number.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 46th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 199 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.33 million number 2.32 million number 993,240 number Zambia
2000s 1.55 million number 1.80 million number 251,833 number Zambia
2010s 1.89 million number 2.11 million number 223,684 number Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Iraq or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.24 million number against 2.13 million number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Iraq and Zambia?
112,520 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Zambia rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 46th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/