Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Iraq
Iraq: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 98.9% in 2004. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 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
In 2004, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Iraq stood at 98.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Iraq peaked at 98.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 1971.
Iraq ranks 16th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 78.3% | — |
| 1972 | 81.8% | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 84.8% | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 87.2% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 83.8% | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 92.9% | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 91.5% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 98.2% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 96.4% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 92.0% | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 95.2% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 82.8% | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 80.6% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 96.4% | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +4.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 98.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.2%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 98.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.8% | 78.3% | 98.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 94.9% | 92.0% | 98.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 86.6% | 80.6% | 96.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 95.0% | 98.9% | 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, male in Iraq?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Iraq was 98.9% 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, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- Iraq ranks 16th out of 165 countries with data for 2004.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.