Iraq vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

Iraq
68.8%
in 2007
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
60.5%
in 2024
Iraq rank
142nd
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
143rd

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • Iraq
  • WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 68.8% against 60.5% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 8.3%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.

Iraq ranks 142nd and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 143rd of 212 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 37.4% 36.4% 1.0% Iraq
1980s 59.3% 39.9% 19.4% Iraq
1990s 70.5% 44.1% 26.4% Iraq
2000s 71.4% 49.6% 21.8% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Iraq or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
Iraq, at 68.8% against 60.5% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2007.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Iraq and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
8.3%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Iraq and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
Iraq ranks 142nd and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 143rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release