Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, pre-primary education, female

Iraq
1.03 million number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
893,657 number
in 2019
Iraq rank
35th
Saudi Arabia rank
38th

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

  • Iraq
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.03 million number against 893,657 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 140,943 number.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Iraq ranks 35th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 373,429 number 221,859 number 151,570 number Iraq
1980s 476,934 number 374,000 number 102,935 number Iraq
1990s 589,206 number 581,026 number 8,181 number Iraq
2000s 752,780 number 796,587 number 43,807 number Saudi Arabia
2010s 916,405 number 856,134 number 60,271 number Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
Iraq, at 1.03 million number against 893,657 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
140,943 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
Iraq ranks 35th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, female (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, female (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

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