Afghanistan vs Iraq: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes
Afghanistan
3.83 million number
in 2018
Iraq
3.44 million number
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
28th
Iraq rank
30th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.83 million number against 3.44 million number in Iraq, a difference of 381,190 number.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 28th and Iraq ranks 30th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 million number | 1.01 million number | 83,908 number | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.09 million number | 1.39 million number | 298,956 number | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.51 million number | 2.04 million number | 526,232 number | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.27 million number | 2.60 million number | 328,232 number | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.05 million number | 3.20 million number | 149,063 number | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Afghanistan, at 3.83 million number against 3.44 million number in Iraq as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 381,190 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 28th and Iraq ranks 30th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.