Iraq vs Libya: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Iraq

86.8%

in 2020

Libya

85.1%

in 2020

Iraq rank

87th

Libya rank

89th

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

Iraq currently reports 86.8% against 85.1% in Libya, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 87th and Libya ranks 89th of 111 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.