ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: School age population, one year before the official primary entry

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
20.08 million
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of
662,641
in 2025
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
20th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
20th

School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time

  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 20.08 million against 662,641 in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 19.42 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 30.3 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 20th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 20th of 221 groups.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 6.60 million 511,875 6.09 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1980s 8.70 million 759,151 7.94 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1990s 10.95 million 917,701 10.03 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2000s 13.49 million 573,872 12.91 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 17.35 million 678,999 16.67 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 19.81 million 777,817 19.03 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 20.08 million against 662,641 in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
19.42 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 20th 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,763 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release