East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: School age population, primary education, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
169.93 million number
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of
7.90 million number
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
16th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
18th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 169.93 million number against 7.90 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 162.03 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.5 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 167.10 million number 4.53 million number 162.57 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 176.45 million number 6.26 million number 170.19 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 179.35 million number 9.01 million number 170.33 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 176.35 million number 6.59 million number 169.76 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 167.62 million number 6.76 million number 160.87 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 169.93 million number against 7.90 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
162.03 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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