Iraq vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School age population, tertiary education, female

Iraq
1.68 million number
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
17.46 million number
in 2019
Iraq rank
32nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
32nd

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Iraq
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 17.46 million number against 1.68 million number in Iraq, a difference of 15.78 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.4 times Iraq's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd of 203 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 489,276 number 6.88 million number 6.39 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 687,546 number 9.63 million number 8.94 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 1.00 million number 13.08 million number 12.07 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 1.27 million number 17.74 million number 16.48 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 1.56 million number 18.65 million number 17.09 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Iraq or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 17.46 million number against 1.68 million number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
15.78 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Iraq ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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