Iraq vs SDG: Southern Asia: School age population, upper secondary education, male
Iraq
1.53 million
in 2025
SDG: Southern Asia
74.28 million
in 2024
Iraq rank
23rd
SDG: Southern Asia rank
20th
School age population, upper secondary education, male over time
- Iraq
- SDG: Southern Asia
How they compare
SDG: Southern Asia currently reports 74.28 million against 1.53 million in Iraq, a difference of 72.76 million.
That makes SDG: Southern Asia's figure about 48.6 times Iraq's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, SDG: Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 23rd and SDG: Southern Asia ranks 20th of 220 countries.
SDG: Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | SDG: Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 789,324 | 63.18 million | 62.40 million | SDG: Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 920,498 | 67.81 million | 66.89 million | SDG: Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 1.20 million | 73.43 million | 72.23 million | SDG: Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 1.41 million | 74.26 million | 72.85 million | SDG: Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, male, Iraq or SDG: Southern Asia?
- SDG: Southern Asia, at 74.28 million against 1.53 million in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, male between Iraq and SDG: Southern Asia?
- 72.76 million, with SDG: Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and SDG: Southern Asia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and SDG: Southern Asia rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Iraq ranks 23rd and SDG: Southern Asia ranks 20th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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
February 2026 Data Release