Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Iraq
Iraq: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) was 55.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Iraq, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Iraq is 55.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Iraq peaked at 55.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 1999.
That places Iraq 124th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.8% | 21.7% | 24.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 21.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 21.8% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 32.5% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 51.1% | 55.3% | 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, female (modelled data) in Iraq?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Iraq was 55.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 1999.
- How does Iraq rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Iraq ranks 124th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release