Iraq vs UNICEF: Africa: School age population, primary education, male

Iraq
3.47 million
in 2025
UNICEF: Africa
116.21 million
in 2024
Iraq rank
23rd
UNICEF: Africa rank
21st

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Iraq
  • UNICEF: Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Africa currently reports 116.21 million against 3.47 million in Iraq, a difference of 112.74 million.

That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 33.5 times Iraq's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 23rd and UNICEF: Africa ranks 21st of 222 countries.

UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq UNICEF: Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 975,119 35.11 million 34.14 million UNICEF: Africa
1980s 1.38 million 46.25 million 44.87 million UNICEF: Africa
1990s 1.72 million 59.77 million 58.05 million UNICEF: Africa
2000s 2.30 million 74.67 million 72.38 million UNICEF: Africa
2010s 2.85 million 96.01 million 93.16 million UNICEF: Africa
2020s 3.49 million 113.53 million 110.05 million UNICEF: Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Iraq or UNICEF: Africa?
UNICEF: Africa, at 116.21 million against 3.47 million in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Iraq and UNICEF: Africa?
112.74 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and UNICEF: Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iraq and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Iraq ranks 23rd and UNICEF: Africa ranks 21st of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (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, male (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