Iraq vs Mexico: Share of the population with tertiary education
Iraq
20.4%
in 2020
Mexico
22.9%
in 2020
Iraq rank
39th
Mexico rank
37th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Iraq
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 22.9% against 20.4% in Iraq, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 39th and Mexico ranks 37th of 111 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 3.1% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 6.4% | 1.9% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 9.7% | 1.8% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 14.8% | 3.9% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 19.9% | 2.5% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 22.9% | 2.5% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Iraq or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 22.9% against 20.4% in Iraq as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Iraq and Mexico?
- 2.5%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mexico?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Iraq and Mexico rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Iraq ranks 39th and Mexico ranks 37th 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 the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.