Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Türkiye: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Iran, Islamic Republic of
1.25 million number
in 2020
Türkiye
1.36 million number
in 2020
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
19th
Türkiye rank
18th

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

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 1.36 million number against 1.25 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 113,100 number.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

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

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 19th and Türkiye ranks 18th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 825,760 number 943,744 number 117,985 number Türkiye
1980s 1.14 million number 1.15 million number 8,616 number Türkiye
1990s 1.78 million number 1.29 million number 488,833 number Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 1.44 million number 1.28 million number 159,890 number Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 1.13 million number 1.32 million number 189,912 number Türkiye
2020s 1.25 million number 1.36 million number 113,100 number Türkiye

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, Islamic Republic of or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 1.36 million number against 1.25 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Türkiye?
113,100 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Türkiye?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Türkiye rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 19th and Türkiye ranks 18th 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.