Iraq vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Iraq
4.47 million
in 2025
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
184.72 million
in 2024
Iraq rank
24th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
21st

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Iraq
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 184.72 million against 4.47 million in Iraq, a difference of 180.25 million.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 41.3 times Iraq's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 24th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 21st of 221 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 938,599 170.44 million 169.50 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1980s 1.43 million 200.30 million 198.87 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 2.06 million 214.18 million 212.12 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 2.66 million 220.21 million 217.56 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 3.57 million 208.10 million 204.54 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 4.23 million 186.27 million 182.04 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Iraq or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 184.72 million against 4.47 million in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Iraq and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
180.25 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iraq and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 24th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 21st of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release