Iraq vs Namibia: Share of children who have completed primary school
Iraq
83.3%
in 2025
Namibia
86.3%
in 2025
Iraq rank
120th
Namibia rank
117th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Iraq
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 86.3% against 83.3% in Iraq, a difference of 3.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 120th and Namibia ranks 117th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.8% | 52.4% | 10.4% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 58.1% | 62.6% | 4.5% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 72.3% | 14.7% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 79.7% | 9.1% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 84.8% | 3.5% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Iraq or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 86.3% against 83.3% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Iraq and Namibia?
- 3.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Namibia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Namibia rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Iraq ranks 120th and Namibia ranks 117th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.