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

Afghanistan
554,847 number
in 2020
Iraq
539,920 number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Iraq rank
24th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 554,847 number against 539,920 number in Iraq, a difference of 14,927 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 24th 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 184,367 number 182,963 number 1,404 number Afghanistan
1980s 194,004 number 242,754 number 48,750 number Iraq
1990s 274,080 number 299,790 number 25,711 number Iraq
2000s 407,748 number 383,612 number 24,136 number Afghanistan
2010s 526,621 number 468,146 number 58,476 number Afghanistan
2020s 554,847 number 539,920 number 14,927 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, male, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Afghanistan, at 554,847 number against 539,920 number in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Afghanistan and Iraq?
14,927 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, male?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Iraq ranks 24th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (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, male (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

Male 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.