Iraq vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Iraq
818,729
in 2007
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
24.25 million
in 2024
Iraq rank
7th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
9th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes over time

  • Iraq
  • WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M197019972024

How they compare

WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 24.25 million against 818,729 in Iraq, a difference of 23.43 million.

That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 29.6 times Iraq's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 7th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th of 205 countries.

WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 256,311 40.15 million 39.89 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
1980s 555,978 39.67 million 39.11 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 416,245 33.56 million 33.14 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 537,396 31.55 million 31.01 million WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Iraq or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 24.25 million against 818,729 in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Iraq and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
23.43 million, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Iraq and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 7th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
425 places, 16,731 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release