Iraq vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School age population, pre-primary education, male

Iraq
1.09 million number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
9.94 million number
in 2019
Iraq rank
34th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
35th

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

  • Iraq
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 9.94 million number against 1.09 million number in Iraq, a difference of 8.84 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 9.1 times Iraq's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th of 206 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 393,130 number 4.90 million number 4.51 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 503,493 number 6.51 million number 6.00 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 622,962 number 8.01 million number 7.38 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 796,206 number 8.02 million number 7.23 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 969,152 number 9.00 million number 8.03 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, male, Iraq or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 9.94 million number against 1.09 million number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
8.84 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Iraq ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, male (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, male (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

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