Iraq vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Iraq
15.6%
in 2005
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
27.4%
in 2024
Iraq rank
140th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
138th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Iraq
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 27.4% against 15.6% in Iraq, a difference of 11.8%.
That makes WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.8 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1974 it was WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Iraq ranks 140th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 138th of 194 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 5.4% | 3.2% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 5.4% | 4.7% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 9.7% | 1.9% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 10.6% | 3.3% | Iraq |
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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), at 27.4% against 15.6% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Iraq and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 11.8%, with WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2005.
- How do Iraq and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 140th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 138th 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