What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Spain?

0.1%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Spain?

25 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Spain: Over-age students, primary, male

Iran, Islamic Republic of

4.9%

in 2017

Spain

4.8%

in 2017

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

107th

Spain rank

108th

Over-age students, primary, male over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Spain

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 4.9% against 4.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 107th and Spain ranks 108th of 191 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1980s	19.6%	6.2%	13.5%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	13.4%	4.5%	8.9%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	6.7%	3.4%	3.2%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	5.7%	4.4%	1.3%	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Spain?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 4.9% against 4.8% in Spain as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Spain?: 0.1%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Spain?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2017.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Spain rank globally for over-age students, primary, male?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 107th and Spain ranks 108th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit: % of male enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,265 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.