Iraq vs UNICEF: Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, male
Iraq
1.74 million
in 2025
UNICEF: Africa
55.71 million
in 2024
Iraq rank
25th
UNICEF: Africa rank
28th
School age population, lower secondary education, male over time
- Iraq
- UNICEF: Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Africa currently reports 55.71 million against 1.74 million in Iraq, a difference of 53.97 million.
That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 32.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 25th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 28th of 220 countries.
UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | UNICEF: Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 374,920 | 16.49 million | 16.12 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1980s | 601,717 | 21.08 million | 20.48 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1990s | 759,809 | 25.89 million | 25.13 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2000s | 1.01 million | 34.14 million | 33.13 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2010s | 1.28 million | 43.21 million | 41.93 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2020s | 1.54 million | 53.38 million | 51.84 million | UNICEF: Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Iraq or UNICEF: Africa?
- UNICEF: Africa, at 55.71 million against 1.74 million in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Iraq and UNICEF: Africa?
- 53.97 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and UNICEF: Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Iraq ranks 25th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 28th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release