Afghanistan vs Iraq: School age population, primary education, female

Afghanistan
3.12 million number
in 2020
Iraq
2.86 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Iraq rank
25th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M197019952020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.12 million number against 2.86 million number in Iraq, a difference of 267,260 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Iraq ranks 25th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 973,162 number 924,636 number 48,526 number Afghanistan
1980s 1.00 million number 1.30 million number 298,841 number Iraq
1990s 1.39 million number 1.61 million number 220,664 number Iraq
2000s 2.11 million number 2.04 million number 62,471 number Afghanistan
2010s 2.87 million number 2.52 million number 349,048 number Afghanistan
2020s 3.12 million number 2.86 million number 267,260 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Afghanistan, at 3.12 million number against 2.86 million number in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Afghanistan and Iraq?
267,260 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Iraq ranks 25th of 206 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)
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

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