Iraq 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
- Iraq
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 590,215 number against 539,920 number in Iraq, a difference of 50,295 number.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 206 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 182,963 number | 349,657 number | 166,694 number | South Africa |
| 1980s | 242,754 number | 450,138 number | 207,384 number | South Africa |
| 1990s | 299,790 number | 535,803 number | 236,013 number | South Africa |
| 2000s | 383,612 number | 489,000 number | 105,388 number | South Africa |
| 2010s | 468,146 number | 544,661 number | 76,516 number | South Africa |
| 2020s | 539,920 number | 590,215 number | 50,295 number | South Africa |
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, Iraq or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 590,215 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 Iraq and South Africa?
- 50,295 number, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Iraq ranks 24th 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.