Iraq vs UNESCO: Sids: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Iraq
15.6%
in 2005
UNESCO: Sids
26.6%
in 2024
Iraq rank
140th
UNESCO: Sids rank
141st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Iraq
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
UNESCO: Sids currently reports 26.6% against 15.6% in Iraq, a difference of 11.0%.
That makes UNESCO: Sids's figure about 1.7 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 140th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 141st of 194 countries.
UNESCO: Sids has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5% | 8.9% | 1.4% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 13.7% | 3.6% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 17.3% | 5.6% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 21.2% | 7.3% | UNESCO: Sids |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Iraq or UNESCO: Sids?
- UNESCO: Sids, at 26.6% against 15.6% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Iraq and UNESCO: Sids?
- 11.0%, with UNESCO: Sids ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and UNESCO: Sids?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.
- How do Iraq and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 140th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 141st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). 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