4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Iraq
Iraq: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education was 47.1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Iraq, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2020, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Iraq stood at 47.1. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Iraq peaked at 47.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 126th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26 | — |
| 2001 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38 | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 34 | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 39 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 41 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 47.1 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7 | 26 | 33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40 | 33 | 46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1 | 47.1 | 47.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 286,890 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.57 (2007)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Iraq?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Iraq was 47.1 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Iraq ranks 126th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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