France vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

France
408,068 number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
4.92 million number
in 2019
France rank
30th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
33rd

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

  • France
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 4.92 million number against 408,068 number in France, a difference of 4.51 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 12.1 times France's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

France ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd of 202 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 431,744 number 2.43 million number 2.00 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 386,714 number 3.27 million number 2.89 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 388,019 number 4.03 million number 3.65 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 397,513 number 3.83 million number 3.43 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 417,710 number 4.39 million number 3.97 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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, France or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 4.92 million number against 408,068 number in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
4.51 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
France ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/