Iraq vs Russian Federation: School age population, primary education, female

Iraq
3.30 million
in 2025
Russian Federation
3.63 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
24th
Russian Federation rank
21st

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Iraq
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 3.63 million against 3.30 million in Iraq, a difference of 329,970.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Iraq ranks 24th and Russian Federation ranks 21st of 222 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1970s 940,314 3.03 million 2.09 million Russian Federation
1980s 1.32 million 3.11 million 1.79 million Russian Federation
1990s 1.65 million 3.43 million 1.78 million Russian Federation
2000s 2.20 million 2.51 million 315,270 Russian Federation
2010s 2.71 million 2.97 million 256,060 Russian Federation
2020s 3.32 million 3.65 million 337,295 Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Iraq or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 3.63 million against 3.30 million in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Iraq and Russian Federation?
329,970, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Russian Federation?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Russian Federation rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Iraq ranks 24th and Russian Federation ranks 21st of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (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, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release