Afghanistan vs Iraq: School age population, tertiary education, male

Afghanistan
1.97 million number
in 2018
Iraq
1.76 million number
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
27th
Iraq rank
30th

School age population, tertiary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.97 million number against 1.76 million number in Iraq, a difference of 202,270 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 27th 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 549,171 number 515,878 number 33,292 number Afghanistan
1980s 558,253 number 699,346 number 141,093 number Iraq
1990s 791,138 number 1.04 million number 244,242 number Iraq
2000s 1.18 million number 1.33 million number 144,802 number Iraq
2010s 1.58 million number 1.64 million number 59,997 number Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Afghanistan, at 1.97 million number against 1.76 million number in Iraq as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between Afghanistan and Iraq?
202,270 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, male?
Afghanistan ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 30th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, male (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

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