Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Iraq

Iraq: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education was 33.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
33.9%
World rank
30th
of 144 countries
All-time high
97.2%
in 1960
All-time low
33.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Iraq, 1960–2010

4060801001960198520101960: 97.21965: 95.21970: 89.71975: 85.51980: 80.21985: 70.51990: 56.91995: 48.52000: 41.52005: 392010: 33.9

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 33.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Iraq peaked at 97.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2010.

That places Iraq 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Iraq, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 97.2%
1965 95.2% -2.1%
1970 89.7% -5.7%
1975 85.5% -4.7%
1980 80.2% -6.2%
1985 70.5% -12.1%
1990 56.9% -19.3%
1995 48.5% -14.8%
2000 41.5% -14.5%
2005 39.0% -6.0%
2010 33.9% -13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 96.2% 95.2% 97.2% 2
1970s 87.6% 85.5% 89.7% 2
1980s 75.4% 70.5% 80.2% 2
1990s 52.7% 48.5% 56.9% 2
2000s 40.2% 39.0% 41.5% 2
2010s 33.9% 33.9% 33.9% 1

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 27 Haiti 36.6% compare
  2. 28 Congo 36.3% compare
  3. 29 Bangladesh 35.2% compare
  4. 31 Eswatini 33.9% compare
  5. 32 Bahrain 30.9% compare
  6. 33 Cambodia 29.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Iraq?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Iraq was 33.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2010.
How does Iraq rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education?
Iraq ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education