Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Iraq

Tertiary education enrollment in Iraq in 2005 — 15.6%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 122. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 10.7 pp.

2005 15.6% +0 pp vs 2004
World rank 79of 122
Period maximum 15.6%2005
Period minimum 4.9%1971

Trend over time

1971–2005 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Iraq, 1971–20050510152019711975197919831987199119951999200320051971: 4.9%1972: 5.3%1973: 5.8%1974: 6.6%1975: 7.7%1976: 8.7%1977: 9.6%1978: 9.7%1979: 9.4%1980: 10.2%1981: 9.7%1982: 9.5%1983: 9.2%1984: 8.8%1985: 9.4%1986: 10.8%1987: 10.4%1988: 10.9%1989: 12.1%1999: 11.6%2000: 12.1%2002: 12.6%2004: 15.5%2005: 15.6%
Change over the period: +10.7 pp Annual average: 0.31 pp

Comparison, 2005

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 15.6%
World 24.3%
Western Asia computed 26.6%
Tertiary education enrollment — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2005 15.6 +0 pp
2004 15.5
2002 12.6
2000 12.1 +0.4 pp
1999 11.6
1989 12.1 +1.2 pp
1988 10.9 +0.5 pp
1987 10.4 −0.3 pp
1986 10.8 +1.4 pp
1985 9.4 +0.6 pp
1984 8.8 −0.5 pp
1983 9.2 −0.3 pp
1982 9.5 −0.2 pp
1981 9.7 −0.6 pp
1980 10.2 +0.8 pp
1979 9.4 −0.3 pp
1978 9.7 +0.2 pp
1977 9.6 +0.9 pp
1976 8.7 +1 pp
1975 7.7 +1.2 pp
1974 6.6 +0.7 pp
1973 5.8 +0.5 pp
1972 5.3 +0.5 pp
1971 4.9

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.