What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Argentina and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

0.0003 units per person, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Argentina

0.1006 units per person

in 2023

Iran, Islamic Republic of

0.1003 units per person

in 2023

Argentina rank

91st

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

93rd

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

Argentina
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.1006 units per person against 0.1003 units per person in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 91st and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 93rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1389 units per person	0.1189 units per person	0.02 units per person	Argentina
1980s	0.1495 units per person	0.1274 units per person	0.0221 units per person	Argentina
1990s	0.1434 units per person	0.1483 units per person	0.0049 units per person	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	0.1265 units per person	0.0947 units per person	0.0318 units per person	Argentina
2010s	0.1078 units per person	0.0877 units per person	0.0201 units per person	Argentina
2020s	0.1018 units per person	0.0991 units per person	0.0027 units per person	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Argentina or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: Argentina, at 0.1006 units per person against 0.1003 units per person in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Argentina and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 0.0003 units per person, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?: Argentina ranks 91st and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 93rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.