Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Iraq
Iraq: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 19.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Iraq, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 19.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Iraq peaked at 49.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1960.
Iraq ranks 74th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.4% | — |
| 1965 | 14.6% | +74.1% |
| 1970 | 29.6% | +102.4% |
| 1975 | 29.5% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 19.5% | -34.0% |
| 1985 | 37.5% | +92.6% |
| 1990 | 48.6% | +29.6% |
| 1995 | 49.5% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -47.1% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 8.4% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 29.6% | 29.5% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 19.5% | 37.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 48.6% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 20.3% | 38.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,363 (2007)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 818,729 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,944 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,985 (2007)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.04 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Iraq?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Iraq was 19.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Iraq ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)