Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Iraq
Iraq: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) was 49.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Iraq, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Iraq stood at 49.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Iraq peaked at 49.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1998.
Iraq ranks 127th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 40.9% | — |
| 1982 | 40.6% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 40.0% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 39.2% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 38.4% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 37.8% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 37.0% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 36.2% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 35.2% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 34.0% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 32.7% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 31.7% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 31.2% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 30.8% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 49.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.4% | 35.2% | 40.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 30.7% | 28.8% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 29.3% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 33.1% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 47.4% | 49.5% | 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, male (modelled data) in Iraq?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Iraq was 49.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1998.
- How does Iraq rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Iraq ranks 127th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release