GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Population of compulsory school age, female

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
249.60 million
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of
6.42 million
in 2025
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
17th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
18th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M199720112025

How they compare

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 249.60 million against 6.42 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 243.18 million.

That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 38.9 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 27 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, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th of 221 groups.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 110.84 million 4.47 million 106.37 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2000s 153.36 million 4.21 million 149.14 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2010s 208.34 million 5.11 million 203.23 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2020s 244.54 million 6.12 million 238.42 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 249.60 million against 6.42 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
243.18 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, Islamic Republic of?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
418 places, 11,049 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release