Europe & Central Asia vs Iraq: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia
43.58 million number
in 2019
Iraq
2.62 million number
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia rank
26th
Iraq rank
28th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 43.58 million number against 2.62 million number in Iraq, a difference of 40.96 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 16.6 times Iraq's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 26th and Iraq ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 54.77 million number 753,710 number 54.02 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 51.39 million number 1.18 million number 50.21 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 51.70 million number 1.49 million number 50.21 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 49.56 million number 1.87 million number 47.70 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 42.26 million number 2.37 million number 39.89 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia or Iraq?
Europe & Central Asia, at 43.58 million number against 2.62 million number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Iraq?
40.96 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Iraq?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Iraq rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 26th and Iraq ranks 28th of 45 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.