Iran vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Iran
1.25 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
27.41 million number
in 2019
Iran rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
16th

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

  • Iran
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 27.41 million number against 1.25 million number in Iran, a difference of 26.17 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 22.0 times Iran's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 204 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 825,760 number 8.38 million number 7.55 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 1.14 million number 11.05 million number 9.91 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.78 million number 14.73 million number 12.95 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.44 million number 18.69 million number 17.25 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 1.13 million number 24.37 million number 23.23 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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, Iran or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 27.41 million number against 1.25 million number in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
26.17 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Iran ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th 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.