Iraq vs South Africa: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Iraq
1.07 million number
in 2020
South Africa
1.17 million number
in 2020
Iraq rank
25th
South Africa rank
22nd

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.17 million number against 1.07 million number in Iraq, a difference of 97,470 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 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 202 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 373,177 number 718,004 number 344,827 number South Africa
1980s 484,217 number 918,639 number 434,422 number South Africa
1990s 598,304 number 1.06 million number 463,636 number South Africa
2000s 765,035 number 966,495 number 201,460 number South Africa
2010s 931,856 number 1.10 million number 165,531 number South Africa
2020s 1.07 million number 1.17 million number 97,470 number South Africa

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, Iraq or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.17 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 Iraq and South Africa?
97,470 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 school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Iraq ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/