Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Iraq
Iraq: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female was 6.17 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Iraq, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Iraq stood at 6.17. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Iraq peaked at 6.17 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.22, in 1960.
Iraq ranks 105th 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 total schooling, age 15+, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.22 | — |
| 1965 | 0.38 | +72.7% |
| 1970 | 0.73 | +92.1% |
| 1975 | 1.08 | +47.9% |
| 1980 | 1.6 | +48.1% |
| 1985 | 2.4 | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 3.34 | +39.2% |
| 1995 | 3.9 | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 4.64 | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 5.12 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 6.17 | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0.22 | 0.38 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.905 | 0.73 | 1.08 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.62 | 3.34 | 3.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.88 | 4.64 | 5.12 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.17 | 6.17 | 6.17 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.86 million (2007)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1713 units per person (2007)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Iraq?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Iraq was 6.17 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female?
- Iraq ranks 105th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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 total schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 15.