GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs Iran: Enrolment in primary education, both sexes

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
341.82 million
in 2024
Iran
9.09 million
in 2023
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
17th
Iran rank
15th

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
  • Iran
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How they compare

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 341.82 million against 9.09 million in Iran, a difference of 332.74 million.

That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 37.6 times Iran's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th and Iran ranks 15th of 221 groups.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 100.33 million 4.06 million 96.27 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
1980s 143.85 million 6.30 million 137.56 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
1990s 178.72 million 9.41 million 169.31 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2000s 234.64 million 6.69 million 227.94 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2010s 293.73 million 7.19 million 286.53 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2020s 333.78 million 8.85 million 324.93 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, both sexes, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or Iran?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 341.82 million against 9.09 million in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, both sexes between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iran?
332.74 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iran?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iran rank globally for enrolment in primary education, both sexes?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th and Iran ranks 15th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 21,055 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release