Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Iraq
Iraq: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 52.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Iraq, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 52.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Iraq peaked at 52.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 1998.
That places Iraq 126th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 31.4% | — |
| 1982 | 31.7% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 31.7% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 31.5% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 31.4% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 31.2% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 30.9% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 30.6% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 30.1% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 29.4% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 28.5% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 27.8% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 27.0% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 25.6% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 25.4% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 52.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.2% | 30.1% | 31.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 25.4% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 25.6% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 32.8% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 49.2% | 52.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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, both sexes (modelled data) in Iraq?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Iraq was 52.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 1998.
- How does Iraq rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Iraq ranks 126th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release