Iraq vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Iraq
2.20 million
in 2025
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
102.15 million
in 2024
Iraq rank
40th
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
38th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Iraq
  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
050.0M100.0M150.0M199620102025

How they compare

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 102.15 million against 2.20 million in Iraq, a difference of 99.95 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 46.4 times Iraq's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 40th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 38th of 207 countries.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.44 million 135.15 million 133.71 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2000s 1.63 million 116.99 million 115.36 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2010s 2.08 million 118.94 million 116.87 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2020s 2.23 million 112.16 million 109.93 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Iraq or SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 102.15 million against 2.20 million in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Iraq and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
99.95 million, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Iraq and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 40th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 38th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,808 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release