Iran vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Iran
1.39 million number
in 2020
South Africa
1.17 million number
in 2020
Iran rank
19th
South Africa rank
21st

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

  • Iran
  • South Africa
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019952020

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.39 million number against 1.17 million number in South Africa, a difference of 219,980 number.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 21st of 206 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 926,232 number 696,236 number 229,996 number Iran
1980s 1.37 million number 891,988 number 477,911 number Iran
1990s 1.80 million number 1.06 million number 740,997 number Iran
2000s 1.21 million number 969,591 number 241,977 number Iran
2010s 1.24 million number 1.08 million number 160,551 number Iran
2020s 1.39 million number 1.17 million number 219,980 number Iran

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, Iran or South Africa?
Iran, at 1.39 million number against 1.17 million number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Iran and South Africa?
219,980 number, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Iran and South Africa rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Iran ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 21st 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.