Iraq vs WB: Ida Total: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Iraq
1.18 million
in 2025
WB: Ida Total
45.33 million
in 2024
Iraq rank
22nd
WB: Ida Total rank
19th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Iraq
  • WB: Ida Total
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How they compare

WB: Ida Total currently reports 45.33 million against 1.18 million in Iraq, a difference of 44.16 million.

That makes WB: Ida Total's figure about 38.5 times Iraq's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Ida Total has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 22nd and WB: Ida Total ranks 19th of 222 countries.

WB: Ida Total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq WB: Ida Total Difference Ahead
1970s 275,714 15.17 million 14.90 million WB: Ida Total
1980s 419,817 19.47 million 19.05 million WB: Ida Total
1990s 522,288 25.39 million 24.87 million WB: Ida Total
2000s 701,912 31.47 million 30.77 million WB: Ida Total
2010s 870,421 38.44 million 37.57 million WB: Ida Total
2020s 1.08 million 44.41 million 43.33 million WB: Ida Total

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, Iraq or WB: Ida Total?
WB: Ida Total, at 45.33 million against 1.18 million in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Iraq and WB: Ida Total?
44.16 million, with WB: Ida Total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and WB: Ida Total?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iraq and WB: Ida Total rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 22nd and WB: Ida Total ranks 19th of 222 countries.
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

Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,702 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release