Iraq vs Libya: Share of population with no formal education
Iraq
13.2%
in 2020
Libya
14.9%
in 2020
Iraq rank
25th
Libya rank
23rd
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Iraq
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 14.9% against 13.2% in Iraq, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Libya ahead.
Iraq ranks 25th and Libya ranks 23rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 11 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.9% | 100.0% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 1880s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 99.8% | 99.9% | 0.2% | Libya |
| 1900s | 99.7% | 99.8% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1910s | 99.7% | 98.1% | 1.6% | Iraq |
| 1920s | 99.8% | 95.5% | 4.2% | Iraq |
| 1930s | 99.5% | 91.5% | 8.0% | Iraq |
| 1940s | 98.8% | 88.7% | 10.1% | Iraq |
| 1950s | 96.4% | 85.2% | 11.2% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 90.5% | 78.8% | 11.8% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 75.9% | 61.4% | 14.5% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 43.4% | 15.4% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 30.0% | 8.3% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 22.5% | 4.5% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 17.6% | 1.6% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 14.9% | 1.7% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Iraq or Libya?
- Libya, at 14.9% against 13.2% in Iraq as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Iraq and Libya?
- 1.7%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Libya?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Iraq and Libya rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Iraq ranks 25th and Libya ranks 23rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.