ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Iraq: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
93.7%
in 2024
Iraq
96.5%
in 2007
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
73rd
Iraq rank
76th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 96.5% against 93.7% in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), a difference of 2.8%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iraq ahead.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 76th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 91.7% 94.9% 3.2% Iraq
1980s 91.2% 88.9% 2.3% ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1990s 92.2% 90.0% 2.2% ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2000s 92.9% 93.7% 0.7% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Iraq?
Iraq, at 96.5% against 93.7% in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) as of 2007.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Iraq?
2.8%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Iraq?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Iraq rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 76th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
440 places, 19,519 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release