Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Iraq
Iraq: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 4.23 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Iraq, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 4.23 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Iraq peaked at 4.23 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.34, in 1960.
Iraq ranks 98th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.34 | — |
| 1965 | 0.54 | +58.8% |
| 1970 | 0.99 | +83.3% |
| 1975 | 1.34 | +35.4% |
| 1980 | 1.79 | +33.6% |
| 1985 | 2.4 | +34.1% |
| 1990 | 2.97 | +23.8% |
| 1995 | 3.35 | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 3.77 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 3.91 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 4.23 | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.54 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.17 | 0.99 | 1.34 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.09 | 1.79 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.16 | 2.97 | 3.35 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.84 | 3.77 | 3.91 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.23 | 4.23 | 4.23 | 1 |
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More education data for Iraq
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Iraq?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Iraq was 4.23 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Iraq ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.