Algeria vs Iran: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Algeria
1.78 million
in 2025
Iran
2.03 million
in 2025
Algeria rank
21st
Iran rank
20th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Algeria
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 2.03 million against 1.78 million in Algeria, a difference of 248,690.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.

Algeria ranks 21st and Iran ranks 20th of 220 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 720,964 1.18 million 456,251 Iran
1980s 981,280 1.55 million 570,313 Iran
1990s 1.02 million 2.53 million 1.51 million Iran
2000s 1.15 million 2.37 million 1.22 million Iran
2010s 1.19 million 1.53 million 342,103 Iran
2020s 1.61 million 1.92 million 311,063 Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Algeria or Iran?
Iran, at 2.03 million against 1.78 million in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Algeria and Iran?
248,690, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iran?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Iran rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Algeria ranks 21st and Iran ranks 20th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (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