Iran vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female over time
- Iran
- South Africa
How they compare
Iran currently reports 672,835 number against 576,960 number in South Africa, a difference of 95,875 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 | 449,279 number | 346,579 number | 102,699 number | Iran |
| 1980s | 668,061 number | 441,851 number | 226,210 number | Iran |
| 1990s | 885,731 number | 526,078 number | 359,653 number | Iran |
| 2000s | 594,075 number | 480,591 number | 113,484 number | Iran |
| 2010s | 604,418 number | 533,060 number | 71,358 number | Iran |
| 2020s | 672,835 number | 576,960 number | 95,875 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, female, Iran or South Africa?
- Iran, at 672,835 number against 576,960 number in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, female between Iran and South Africa?
- 95,875 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, female?
- 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.