GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs Iran: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
59.10 million
in 2024
Iran
1.48 million
in 2025
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
17th
Iran rank
17th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Iran
How they compare
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 59.10 million against 1.48 million in Iran, a difference of 57.63 million.
That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 40.1 times Iran's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th and Iran ranks 17th of 221 groups.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.06 million | 863,484 | 22.20 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 1980s | 28.91 million | 1.15 million | 27.76 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 1990s | 36.51 million | 1.82 million | 34.70 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2000s | 42.98 million | 1.46 million | 41.52 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 50.28 million | 1.18 million | 49.10 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 57.66 million | 1.36 million | 56.30 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or Iran?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 59.10 million against 1.48 million in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iran?
- 57.63 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iran?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iran rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th and Iran ranks 17th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary 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
February 2026 Data Release