Afghanistan vs Iraq: School age population, one year before than official primary entry
Afghanistan
1.09 million number
in 2020
Iraq
1.07 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Iraq rank
25th
School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.09 million number against 1.07 million number in Iraq, a difference of 15,220 number.
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 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 378,384 number | 373,177 number | 5,207 number | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 394,725 number | 484,217 number | 89,493 number | Iraq |
| 1990s | 550,950 number | 598,304 number | 47,354 number | Iraq |
| 2000s | 828,192 number | 765,035 number | 63,157 number | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.05 million number | 931,856 number | 114,022 number | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.09 million number | 1.07 million number | 15,220 number | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Afghanistan, at 1.09 million number against 1.07 million number in Iraq as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 15,220 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 school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Iraq ranks 25th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/