Iraq vs Yemen: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female
Iraq
529,114
in 2025
Yemen
570,076
in 2025
Iraq rank
26th
Yemen rank
24th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female over time
- Iraq
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 570,076 against 529,114 in Iraq, a difference of 40,962.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th of 222 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 177,080 | 119,392 | 57,687 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 234,879 | 182,154 | 52,725 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 296,829 | 277,539 | 19,289 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 386,835 | 341,907 | 44,928 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 484,793 | 419,987 | 64,806 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 550,654 | 526,419 | 24,235 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, female, Iraq or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 570,076 against 529,114 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, female between Iraq and Yemen?
- 40,962, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Yemen?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Yemen rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Iraq ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release