Iraq vs Serbia: Share of the population with tertiary education
Iraq
20.4%
in 2020
Serbia
20.6%
in 2020
Iraq rank
39th
Serbia rank
38th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Iraq
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 20.6% against 20.4% in Iraq, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Serbia ahead.
Iraq ranks 39th and Serbia ranks 38th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Serbia |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Serbia |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Serbia |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Serbia |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Serbia |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Serbia |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Serbia |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 3.6% | 1.7% | Serbia |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 6.5% | 2.0% | Serbia |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 9.6% | 1.7% | Serbia |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 14.8% | 3.9% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.6% | 0.2% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Iraq or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 20.6% against 20.4% in Iraq as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Iraq and Serbia?
- 0.2%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Serbia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Iraq and Serbia rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Iraq ranks 39th and Serbia ranks 38th 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.