Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Iraq

Iraq: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 17.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
17.5%
World rank
118th
of 144 countries
All-time high
17.5%
in 2010
All-time low
0.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Iraq, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 0.56 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 0.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 1.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 2.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 3.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 4.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 8.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 11.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 14.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 17.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 17.5 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 25+ with secondary in Iraq is 17.5%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Iraq peaked at 17.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1960.

Iraq ranks 118th 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 25+ with secondary in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Iraq, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 0.6%
1965 0.6% +7.1%
1970 1.2% +96.7%
1975 2.3% +93.2%
1980 3.2% +42.1%
1985 4.7% +45.7%
1990 8.6% +81.1%
1995 11.8% +37.7%
2000 14.6% +23.6%
2005 17.1% +17.5%
2010 17.5% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
1970s 1.7% 1.2% 2.3% 2
1980s 4.0% 3.2% 4.7% 2
1990s 10.2% 8.6% 11.8% 2
2000s 15.8% 14.6% 17.1% 2
2010s 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 1

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 115 Kenya 18.7% compare
  2. 115 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.7% compare
  3. 117 Myanmar 18.7% compare
  4. 119 Algeria 16.6% compare
  5. 120 Gambia 16.3% compare
  6. 121 Nepal 16.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Iraq?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Iraq was 17.5% 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 25+ with secondary recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1960.
How does Iraq rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
Iraq ranks 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 25+ 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 25+ 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)