Afghanistan vs Iraq: School age population, last grade of primary education, male

Afghanistan
532,975 number
in 2020
Iraq
465,368 number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Iraq rank
25th

School age population, last grade of primary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 532,975 number against 465,368 number in Iraq, a difference of 67,607 number.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 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 153,124 number 141,492 number 11,632 number Afghanistan
1980s 159,176 number 214,298 number 55,122 number Iraq
1990s 228,380 number 266,959 number 38,578 number Iraq
2000s 333,231 number 337,071 number 3,840 number Iraq
2010s 473,711 number 422,123 number 51,588 number Afghanistan
2020s 532,975 number 465,368 number 67,607 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, male, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Afghanistan, at 532,975 number against 465,368 number in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Afghanistan and Iraq?
67,607 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, male?
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, male (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, male (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

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.