Iraq vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Iraq
15.6%
in 2005
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
26.8%
in 2024
Iraq rank
140th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
139th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Iraq
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 26.8% against 15.6% in Iraq, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 139th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5% | 5.3% | 2.2% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 8.2% | 1.9% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 13.1% | 1.5% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 14.3% | 0.4% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 26.8% 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 11.2%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.
- How do Iraq and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 140th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 139th 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