Afghanistan vs Iraq: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary

Afghanistan
2.2%
in 2010
Iraq
2.6%
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
72nd
Iraq rank
70th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
0123196019852010

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.6% against 2.2% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 72nd and Iraq ranks 70th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Iraq
1970s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Iraq
1980s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Iraq
1990s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Iraq
2000s 1.4% 1.3% 0.1% Afghanistan
2010s 2.2% 2.6% 0.4% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Iraq, at 2.6% against 2.2% in Afghanistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary between Afghanistan and Iraq?
0.4%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary?
Afghanistan ranks 72nd and Iraq ranks 70th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed