How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Jamaica?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Iraq vs Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary

Iraq

13.4%

in 2010

Jamaica

15.0%

in 2010

Iraq rank

68th

Jamaica rank

66th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary over time

Iraq
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 15.0% against 13.4% in Iraq, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 68th and Jamaica ranks 66th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%	Iraq
1970s	1.4%	1.6%	0.3%	Jamaica
1980s	2.5%	2.8%	0.3%	Jamaica
1990s	6.6%	6.9%	0.4%	Jamaica
2000s	10.1%	14.1%	4.0%	Jamaica
2010s	13.4%	15.0%	1.6%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary, Iraq or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 15.0% against 13.4% in Iraq as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary between Iraq and Jamaica?: 1.6%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Jamaica?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Iraq and Jamaica rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary?: Iraq ranks 68th and Jamaica ranks 66th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit: Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)