Iran vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

Iran
714,329 number
in 2020
South Africa
590,215 number
in 2020
Iran rank
18th
South Africa rank
21st

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

  • Iran
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 714,329 number against 590,215 number in South Africa, a difference of 124,114 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 18th 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 476,954 number 349,657 number 127,296 number Iran
1980s 701,838 number 450,138 number 251,700 number Iran
1990s 917,150 number 535,803 number 381,346 number Iran
2000s 617,493 number 489,000 number 128,493 number Iran
2010s 633,854 number 544,661 number 89,192 number Iran
2020s 714,329 number 590,215 number 124,114 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, male, Iran or South Africa?
Iran, at 714,329 number against 590,215 number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Iran and South Africa?
124,114 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, male?
Iran ranks 18th 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, 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.