Iraq vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Iraq
90.3%
in 2007
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
83.1%
in 2024
Iraq rank
77th
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
80th

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

  • Iraq
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 90.3% against 83.1% in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, a difference of 7.2%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 77th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 80th of 190 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 81.8% 77.3% 4.5% Iraq
2000s 80.9% 77.0% 4.0% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Iraq or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
Iraq, at 90.3% against 83.1% in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan as of 2007.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Iraq and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
7.2%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do Iraq and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Iraq ranks 77th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 80th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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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Indicator
Share of all students in upper 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
411 places, 9,820 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release