Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Iraq
Iraq: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 86.8% in 2004. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Iraq, 1971–2004
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Iraq is 86.8%, measured in 2004.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Iraq peaked at 88.8% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1971.
Iraq ranks 126th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 35.0% | — |
| 1972 | 36.5% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 38.6% | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 41.1% | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 44.2% | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 51.2% | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 55.2% | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 58.8% | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 81.2% | +38.1% |
| 1980 | 88.1% | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 84.6% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 82.1% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 84.3% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 86.3% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 83.7% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 74.2% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 71.4% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 83.4% | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 82.4% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +5.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 86.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.2%, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 86.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.5%, 90% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +38.1% | 58.8% | 81.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.1% | 35.0% | 81.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 85.1% | 82.1% | 88.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 76.3% | 71.4% | 83.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 82.4% | 86.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,363 (2007)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 818,729 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,944 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,985 (2007)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.04 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2004)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1713 units per person (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Iraq?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Iraq was 86.8% in 2004, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 1981.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
- Iraq ranks 126th out of 165 countries with data for 2004.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.