GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
187.06 million
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of
4.17 million
in 2025
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
17th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
20th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 187.06 million against 4.17 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 182.89 million.

That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 44.8 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 20th of 221 groups.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 76.81 million 2.44 million 74.36 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
1980s 94.64 million 3.20 million 91.43 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
1990s 115.65 million 5.11 million 110.54 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2000s 134.35 million 4.84 million 129.51 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2010s 155.35 million 3.15 million 152.20 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2020s 181.38 million 3.92 million 177.46 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 187.06 million against 4.17 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
182.89 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 20th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release