Iraq vs Zambia: Over-age students, primary, male

Iraq
14.7%
in 2007
Zambia
14.8%
in 2017
Iraq rank
45th
Zambia rank
43rd

Over-age students, primary, male over time

  • Iraq
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 14.8% against 14.7% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 18.0% 8.1% 9.9% Iraq
1980s 14.4% 10.2% 4.1% Iraq
1990s 11.2% 5.4% 5.8% Iraq
2000s 12.4% 18.8% 6.4% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Iraq or Zambia?
Zambia, at 14.8% against 14.7% in Iraq as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Iraq and Zambia?
0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zambia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Zambia rank globally for over-age students, primary, male?
Iraq ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 43rd 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

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