Afghanistan vs Iraq: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
5.78 million number
in 2020
Iraq
5.12 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
25th
Iraq rank
28th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 5.78 million number against 5.12 million number in Iraq, a difference of 668,030 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 25th and Iraq ranks 28th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 1.59 million number 1.44 million number 154,582 number Afghanistan
1980s 1.62 million number 2.22 million number 594,679 number Iraq
1990s 2.29 million number 2.87 million number 582,098 number Iraq
2000s 3.38 million number 3.59 million number 217,887 number Iraq
2010s 4.95 million number 4.60 million number 352,757 number Afghanistan
2020s 5.78 million number 5.12 million number 668,030 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Afghanistan, at 5.78 million number against 5.12 million number in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Iraq?
668,030 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, secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 28th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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