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

Iraq
522,219 number
in 2020
South Africa
579,205 number
in 2020
Iraq rank
25th
South Africa rank
22nd

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

  • Iraq
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 579,205 number against 522,219 number in Iraq, a difference of 56,986 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 181,817 number 357,097 number 175,280 number South Africa
1980s 235,558 number 454,768 number 219,209 number South Africa
1990s 290,889 number 525,950 number 235,061 number South Africa
2000s 371,789 number 478,838 number 107,049 number South Africa
2010s 452,943 number 542,523 number 89,580 number South Africa
2020s 522,219 number 579,205 number 56,986 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 579,205 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 Iraq and South Africa?
56,986 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, 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/