Iran vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male over time
- Iran
- South Africa
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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About this data
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.