Iraq vs Low & middle income: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Iraq
0.1713 units per person
in 2007
Low & middle income
0.1043 units per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
21st
Low & middle income rank
20th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Iraq
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.1713 units per person against 0.1043 units per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.067 units per person.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Iraq ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1396 units per person 0.1276 units per person 0.012 units per person Iraq
1980s 0.1794 units per person 0.1269 units per person 0.0525 units per person Iraq
1990s 0.1556 units per person 0.1182 units per person 0.0374 units per person Iraq
2000s 0.1593 units per person 0.1134 units per person 0.0459 units per person Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Iraq or Low & middle income?
Iraq, at 0.1713 units per person against 0.1043 units per person in Low & middle income as of 2007.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Iraq and Low & middle income?
0.067 units per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Low & middle income?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Low & middle income rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Iraq ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.