Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Iraq

Iraq: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 28.4% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
28.4%
World rank
109th
of 144 countries
All-time high
28.4%
in 2010
All-time low
1.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Iraq, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 1.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 1.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 3.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 4.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 8.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 11.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 14.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 15.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 19.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 21.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 28.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Iraq is 28.4%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 43.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Iraq peaked at 28.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1960.

Iraq ranks 109th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Iraq, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 1.1%
1965 1.9% +64.0%
1970 3.5% +87.7%
1975 4.8% +35.3%
1980 8.1% +71.4%
1985 11.9% +46.4%
1990 14.5% +21.5%
1995 15.6% +7.7%
2000 19.8% +27.1%
2005 21.8% +10.2%
2010 28.4% +29.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.5% 1.1% 1.9% 2
1970s 4.1% 3.5% 4.8% 2
1980s 10.0% 8.1% 11.9% 2
1990s 15.0% 14.5% 15.6% 2
2000s 20.8% 19.8% 21.8% 2
2010s 28.4% 28.4% 28.4% 1

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 106 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.2% compare
  2. 107 Namibia 29.9% compare
  3. 108 Costa Rica 29.4% compare
  4. 110 Eswatini 27.2% compare
  5. 111 Gambia 26.7% compare
  6. 112 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Iraq?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Iraq was 28.4% 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 secondary recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1960.
How does Iraq rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
Iraq ranks 109th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)