Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Iran
2.39 million number
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
21.54 million number
in 2019
Iran rank
34th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
36th

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

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 21.54 million number against 2.39 million number in Iran, a difference of 19.15 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.0 times Iran's.

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

Iran ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 205 countries.

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 Iran Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.35 million number 11.35 million number 8.99 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 3.19 million number 14.90 million number 11.71 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 5.04 million number 19.26 million number 14.21 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 4.72 million number 22.00 million number 17.28 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 3.04 million number 20.85 million number 17.80 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, lower secondary education, both sexes, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 21.54 million number against 2.39 million number in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
19.15 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Iran ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 205 countries.
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.