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