Afghanistan vs Iraq: School age population, one year before than official primary entry
Afghanistan
531,041 number
in 2020
Iraq
522,219 number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
24th
Iraq rank
25th
School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 531,041 number against 522,219 number in Iraq, a difference of 8,822 number.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 24th 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 | 185,887 number | 181,817 number | 4,070 number | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 192,350 number | 235,558 number | 43,208 number | Iraq |
| 1990s | 265,979 number | 290,889 number | 24,911 number | Iraq |
| 2000s | 404,181 number | 371,789 number | 32,392 number | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 510,969 number | 452,943 number | 58,026 number | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 531,041 number | 522,219 number | 8,822 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 531,041 number against 522,219 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?
- 8,822 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 24th 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female 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/