ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) vs Iraq: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
32.5%
in 2022
Iraq
19.6%
in 2005
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
118th
Iraq rank
120th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time

  • ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
  • Iraq
102030197119962022

How they compare

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) currently reports 32.5% against 19.6% in Iraq, a difference of 12.9%.

That makes ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s figure about 1.7 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Iraq ahead.

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 118th and Iraq ranks 120th of 221 groups.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 7.9% 11.1% 3.1% Iraq
1980s 10.0% 13.2% 3.2% Iraq
1990s 14.8% 15.1% 0.3% Iraq
2000s 16.7% 17.8% 1.0% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) or Iraq?
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), at 32.5% against 19.6% in Iraq as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Iraq?
12.9%, with ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Iraq?
23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2005.
How do ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Iraq rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 118th and Iraq ranks 120th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,235 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release