Afghanistan vs Iraq: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
1.04 million number
in 2020
Iraq
906,208 number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Iraq rank
25th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.04 million number against 906,208 number in Iraq, a difference of 138,562 number.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Iraq ranks 25th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 300,978 number 276,162 number 24,816 number Afghanistan
1980s 309,850 number 417,551 number 107,700 number Iraq
1990s 437,830 number 520,080 number 82,251 number Iraq
2000s 647,431 number 655,749 number 8,318 number Iraq
2010s 925,406 number 822,550 number 102,856 number Afghanistan
2020s 1.04 million number 906,208 number 138,562 number Afghanistan

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, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Afghanistan, at 1.04 million number against 906,208 number in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Iraq?
138,562 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Iraq ranks 25th of 204 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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.