Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, last grade of primary education, male

Iran, Islamic Republic of
638,419 number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
13.85 million number
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
16th

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

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 13.85 million number against 638,419 number in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 13.21 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 21.7 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 204 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 425,865 number 4.21 million number 3.78 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 589,688 number 5.56 million number 4.97 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 904,828 number 7.41 million number 6.51 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 732,998 number 9.41 million number 8.68 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 579,999 number 12.29 million number 11.71 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, male, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 13.85 million number against 638,419 number in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa?
13.21 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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, 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.