Iraq vs Tunisia: Share of the population with tertiary education
Iraq
20.4%
in 2020
Tunisia
20.2%
in 2020
Iraq rank
39th
Tunisia rank
40th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Iraq
- Tunisia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 20.4% against 20.2% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Tunisia ahead.
Iraq ranks 39th and Tunisia ranks 40th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 8 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Tunisia | 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% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Tunisia |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Tunisia |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 2.7% | 1.8% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 4.8% | 3.0% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.0% | 2.9% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.1% | 2.2% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.2% | 0.2% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Iraq or Tunisia?
- Iraq, at 20.4% against 20.2% in Tunisia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Iraq and Tunisia?
- 0.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tunisia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Iraq and Tunisia rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Iraq ranks 39th and Tunisia ranks 40th 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.