Iraq vs Nepal: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Iraq
2.50 million number
in 2020
Nepal
2.50 million number
in 2020
Iraq rank
27th
Nepal rank
26th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Iraq
  • Nepal
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019952020

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 2.50 million number against 2.50 million number in Iraq, a difference of 790 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nepal ahead.

Iraq ranks 27th and Nepal ranks 26th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 658,226 number 834,310 number 176,084 number Nepal
1980s 1.06 million number 1.09 million number 25,754 number Nepal
1990s 1.38 million number 1.26 million number 120,644 number Iraq
2000s 1.73 million number 2.28 million number 556,000 number Nepal
2010s 2.22 million number 2.65 million number 427,198 number Nepal
2020s 2.50 million number 2.50 million number 790 number Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Iraq or Nepal?
Nepal, at 2.50 million number against 2.50 million number in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Iraq and Nepal?
790 number, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nepal?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Iraq and Nepal rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 27th and Nepal ranks 26th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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