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

Iraq
2.86 million number
in 2020
Türkiye
2.67 million number
in 2020
Iraq rank
25th
Türkiye rank
26th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Iraq
  • Türkiye
1.0M2.0M3.0M197019952020

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.86 million number against 2.67 million number in Türkiye, a difference of 184,570 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Türkiye ahead.

Iraq ranks 25th and Türkiye ranks 26th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 924,636 number 2.48 million number 1.56 million number Türkiye
1980s 1.30 million number 2.99 million number 1.69 million number Türkiye
1990s 1.61 million number 3.19 million number 1.59 million number Türkiye
2000s 2.04 million number 3.17 million number 1.13 million number Türkiye
2010s 2.52 million number 2.78 million number 256,261 number Türkiye
2020s 2.86 million number 2.67 million number 184,570 number Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Iraq or Türkiye?
Iraq, at 2.86 million number against 2.67 million number in Türkiye as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Iraq and Türkiye?
184,570 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Türkiye?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Iraq and Türkiye rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Iraq ranks 25th and Türkiye ranks 26th 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.