Iraq vs Mali: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Iraq
2.13 million number
in 2019
Mali
1.92 million number
in 2019
Iraq rank
35th
Mali rank
36th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Iraq
  • Mali
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019942019

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.13 million number against 1.92 million number in Mali, a difference of 210,130 number.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 35th and Mali ranks 36th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 766,558 number 364,330 number 402,228 number Iraq
1980s 980,428 number 466,856 number 513,572 number Iraq
1990s 1.21 million number 991,671 number 220,496 number Iraq
2000s 1.55 million number 1.66 million number 107,453 number Mali
2010s 1.89 million number 2.13 million number 247,168 number Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Iraq or Mali?
Iraq, at 2.13 million number against 1.92 million number in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Iraq and Mali?
210,130 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mali?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Mali rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 35th and Mali ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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