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

Afghanistan
528,140 number
in 2020
Iraq
510,682 number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Iraq rank
25th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 528,140 number against 510,682 number in Iraq, a difference of 17,458 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 25th 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 178,031 number 173,917 number 4,114 number Afghanistan
1980s 184,181 number 229,976 number 45,795 number Iraq
1990s 254,881 number 283,867 number 28,986 number Iraq
2000s 388,512 number 362,661 number 25,851 number Afghanistan
2010s 503,127 number 442,952 number 60,175 number Afghanistan
2020s 528,140 number 510,682 number 17,458 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, female, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Afghanistan, at 528,140 number against 510,682 number in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, female between Afghanistan and Iraq?
17,458 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, female?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Iraq ranks 25th of 206 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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (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

Female 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.