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

Iraq
1.05 million number
in 2020
South Africa
1.17 million number
in 2020
Iraq rank
24th
South Africa rank
21st

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

  • Iraq
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.17 million number against 1.05 million number in Iraq, a difference of 116,580 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

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

Iraq ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 356,880 number 696,236 number 339,356 number South Africa
1980s 472,730 number 891,988 number 419,258 number South Africa
1990s 583,657 number 1.06 million number 478,226 number South Africa
2000s 746,273 number 969,591 number 223,318 number South Africa
2010s 911,097 number 1.08 million number 166,624 number South Africa
2020s 1.05 million number 1.17 million number 116,580 number South Africa

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, Iraq or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.17 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 Iraq and South Africa?
116,580 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Iraq ranks 24th 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.