Which has higher over-age students, primary, Azerbaijan or Iran, Islamic Republic of?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 7.7% against 7.1% in Azerbaijan as of 2017.

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

0.6%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 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 (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Azerbaijan

7.1%

in 2018

Iran, Islamic Republic of

7.7%

in 2017

Azerbaijan rank

85th

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

82nd

Over-age students, primary over time

Azerbaijan
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 7.7% against 7.1% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 85th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 82nd of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.5%	14.8%	11.3%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	10.9%	6.3%	4.6%	Azerbaijan
2010s	7.5%	6.9%	0.6%	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Azerbaijan or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 7.7% against 7.1% in Azerbaijan as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Azerbaijan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 0.6%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Azerbaijan and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for over-age students, primary?: Azerbaijan ranks 85th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 82nd 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 (% of 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 (% of enrollment)
Unit: % of 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, 4,461 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.