Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Iran, Islamic Republic of
728,581 number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
16.21 million number
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
15th

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

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 16.21 million number against 728,581 number in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 15.49 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 22.3 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 202 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 491,840 number 5.29 million number 4.80 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 735,242 number 7.01 million number 6.28 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 903,323 number 8.97 million number 8.07 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 599,254 number 11.35 million number 10.75 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 648,442 number 14.72 million number 14.07 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

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, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 16.21 million number against 728,581 number in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
15.49 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th 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/