Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iraq
Iraq: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.1 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.1 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
39th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.1 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.5309 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iraq, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1.1 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iraq peaked at 1.1 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5309 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Iraq 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iraq, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5309 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.5565 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5795 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6055 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6281 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6488 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.67 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6892 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.709 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7258 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7376 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7463 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7578 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7719 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7774 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7714 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7631 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7571 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7493 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7431 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7398 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7501 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7728 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8008 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8279 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8545 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8874 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9202 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9532 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9816 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6242 modelled data | 0.5309 modelled data | 0.709 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7558 modelled data | 0.7258 modelled data | 0.7774 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.825 modelled data | 0.7398 modelled data | 0.9532 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 modelled data | 0.9816 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Iraq
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 286,890 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.57 (2007)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iraq?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iraq was 1.1 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5309 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Iraq rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Iraq ranks 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release