Iraq vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Iraq
3.44 million number
in 2015
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
51.21 million number
in 2019
Iraq rank
30th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
30th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Iraq
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 51.21 million number against 3.44 million number in Iraq, a difference of 47.77 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.9 times Iraq's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 203 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.01 million number 28.43 million number 27.42 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 1.39 million number 37.02 million number 35.63 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 2.04 million number 43.28 million number 41.24 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 2.60 million number 48.85 million number 46.26 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 3.20 million number 51.08 million number 47.88 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Iraq or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 51.21 million number against 3.44 million number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
47.77 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 203 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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.