Iraq vs Philippines: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Iraq

89.3%

in 2007

Philippines

88.4%

in 2024

Iraq rank

160th

Philippines rank

163rd

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Iraq currently reports 89.3% against 88.4% in Philippines, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Philippines ahead.

Iraq ranks 160th and Philippines ranks 163rd of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.