Adolescents out of school, female in Iraq
Iraq: Adolescents out of school, female was 42.9% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Iraq, 1975–2007
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, female in Iraq is 42.9%, measured in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Iraq peaked at 70.3% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2007.
Iraq ranks 16th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 69.2% | — |
| 1976 | 70.3% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 65.8% | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 62.1% | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 55.7% | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 51.8% | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 47.9% | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 46.9% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 49.4% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 51.2% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 52.8% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | -16.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 42.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 5.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 42.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.2%, 5.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.6% | 55.7% | 70.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 49.8% | 46.9% | 51.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 57.4% | 52.8% | 62.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 42.9% | 60.2% | 4 |
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 adolescents out of school, female in Iraq?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Iraq was 42.9% in 2007, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 1976.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2007.
- How does Iraq rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Iraq ranks 16th out of 160 countries with data for 2007.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.