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

Afghanistan
2.82 million number
in 2020
Iraq
2.49 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
25th
Iraq rank
28th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

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

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2.82 million number against 2.49 million number in Iraq, a difference of 327,780 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 781,457 number 701,280 number 80,177 number Afghanistan
1980s 789,022 number 1.08 million number 294,297 number Iraq
1990s 1.09 million number 1.40 million number 307,170 number Iraq
2000s 1.63 million number 1.75 million number 121,063 number Iraq
2010s 2.41 million number 2.24 million number 171,433 number Afghanistan
2020s 2.82 million number 2.49 million number 327,780 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Afghanistan, at 2.82 million number against 2.49 million number in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Afghanistan and Iraq?
327,780 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, female?
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, 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, secondary education, female (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

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