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

Iraq
906,208 number
in 2020
Low income
16.54 million number
in 2019
Iraq rank
25th
Low income rank
24th

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

  • Iraq
  • Low income
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How they compare

Low income currently reports 16.54 million number against 906,208 number in Iraq, a difference of 15.63 million number.

That makes Low income's figure about 18.2 times Iraq's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 25th and Low income ranks 24th of 204 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 276,162 number 5.41 million number 5.13 million number Low income
1980s 417,551 number 6.71 million number 6.29 million number Low income
1990s 520,080 number 8.71 million number 8.19 million number Low income
2000s 655,749 number 11.44 million number 10.78 million number Low income
2010s 822,550 number 14.92 million number 14.10 million number Low income

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 Low income?
Low income, at 16.54 million number against 906,208 number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Iraq and Low income?
15.63 million number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Low income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Low income rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 25th and Low income ranks 24th 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.