Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Iraq
Iraq: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 28.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Iraq, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 28.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Iraq peaked at 96.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2010.
That places Iraq 36th 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 population age 25+ with no education in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 96.3% | — |
| 1965 | 94.9% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 92.0% | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 87.5% | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 79.7% | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 71.7% | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 63.6% | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 52.7% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.6% | 94.9% | 96.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 89.8% | 87.5% | 92.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 75.7% | 71.7% | 79.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 58.2% | 52.7% | 63.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 32.9% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Iraq?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Iraq was 28.1% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2010.
- How does Iraq rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
- Iraq ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. 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 population age 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education