Iraq vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Iraq
96.5%
in 2007
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
93.5%
in 2024
Iraq rank
76th
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
75th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Iraq
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 96.5% against 93.5% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 3.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 76th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 75th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.9% | 90.7% | 4.1% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 88.9% | 90.7% | 1.8% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 90.0% | 92.0% | 1.9% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 92.7% | 0.9% | 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, Iraq or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Iraq, at 96.5% against 93.5% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2007.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Iraq and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 3.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
- How do Iraq and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Iraq ranks 76th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 75th of 219 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release