Ghana vs Iraq: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Ghana
84.1%
in 2020
Iraq
86.8%
in 2020
Ghana rank
90th
Iraq rank
87th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Ghana
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 86.8% against 84.1% in Ghana, a difference of 2.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 90th and Iraq ranks 87th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 13 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Ghana |
| 1900s | 1.9% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Ghana |
| 1910s | 4.2% | 0.3% | 4.0% | Ghana |
| 1920s | 6.9% | 0.2% | 6.7% | Ghana |
| 1930s | 9.2% | 0.5% | 8.8% | Ghana |
| 1940s | 11.4% | 1.2% | 10.2% | Ghana |
| 1950s | 14.7% | 3.6% | 11.1% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 25.7% | 9.4% | 16.3% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 41.5% | 24.1% | 17.4% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 54.0% | 41.3% | 12.8% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 62.5% | 61.8% | 0.8% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 73.0% | 3.8% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 80.8% | 3.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 86.8% | 2.7% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Ghana or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 86.8% against 84.1% in Ghana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Ghana and Iraq?
- 2.7%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Ghana ranks 90th and Iraq ranks 87th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.