Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs United Kingdom: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
7.16 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom
806,348 number
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
34th
United Kingdom rank
31st

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 7.16 million number against 806,348 number in United Kingdom, a difference of 6.35 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.9 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 31st of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 3.68 million number 920,161 number 2.76 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 4.83 million number 765,744 number 4.07 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 6.61 million number 726,250 number 5.89 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 6.82 million number 755,491 number 6.07 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 6.71 million number 729,678 number 5.98 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or United Kingdom?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 7.16 million number against 806,348 number in United Kingdom as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
6.35 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Kingdom rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 31st of 45 groups.
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.