Afghanistan vs Iraq: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Afghanistan
1.08 million number
in 2020
Iraq
1.05 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Iraq rank
24th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.08 million number against 1.05 million number in Iraq, a difference of 32,390 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Iraq ranks 24th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 362,398 number 356,880 number 5,518 number Afghanistan
1980s 378,185 number 472,730 number 94,545 number Iraq
1990s 528,961 number 583,657 number 54,696 number Iraq
2000s 796,261 number 746,273 number 49,988 number Afghanistan
2010s 1.03 million number 911,097 number 118,650 number Afghanistan
2020s 1.08 million number 1.05 million number 32,390 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Afghanistan, at 1.08 million number against 1.05 million number in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Afghanistan and Iraq?
32,390 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Iraq ranks 24th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to 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
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.