Iraq vs Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Iraq
522,219 number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean
5.11 million number
in 2019
Iraq rank
25th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th

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

  • Iraq
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 5.11 million number against 522,219 number in Iraq, a difference of 4.59 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 9.8 times Iraq's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 202 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 181,817 number 4.43 million number 4.24 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 235,558 number 5.07 million number 4.83 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 290,889 number 5.47 million number 5.18 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 371,789 number 5.41 million number 5.04 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 452,943 number 5.09 million number 4.64 million number Latin America & Caribbean

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 Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 5.11 million number against 522,219 number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean?
4.59 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Iraq ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th 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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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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

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/