Iraq vs MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity

Iraq
0.5838 GPIA
in 2005
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
0.8543 GPIA
in 2024
Iraq rank
176th
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
178th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Iraq
  • MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
0.20.40.60.8197119972024

How they compare

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) currently reports 0.8543 GPIA against 0.5838 GPIA in Iraq, a difference of 0.2705 GPIA.

That makes MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)'s figure about 1.5 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 176th and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 178th of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5619 GPIA 0.4857 GPIA 0.0762 GPIA Iraq
1990s 0.5349 GPIA 0.5835 GPIA 0.0486 GPIA MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
2000s 0.5581 GPIA 0.623 GPIA 0.0649 GPIA MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, Iraq or MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), at 0.8543 GPIA against 0.5838 GPIA in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Iraq and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
0.2705 GPIA, with MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2005.
How do Iraq and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
Iraq ranks 176th and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 178th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,225 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release