Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Iraq
Iraq: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 0.9674 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9674 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
156th
of 165 countries
All-time high
0.9678 modelled data
in 2024
All-time low
0.7156 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq is 0.9674 modelled data, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 0.9678 modelled data in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7156 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Iraq 156th out of 165 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, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Iraq, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7156 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7293 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7449 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7614 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7789 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7953 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8113 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8249 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8359 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8474 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8579 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8678 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8763 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8852 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8917 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8939 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8939 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8901 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8834 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8745 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8692 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8694 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8768 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8864 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8987 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9091 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9183 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9278 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9365 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9457 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9529 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9579 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9586 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9581 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9578 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9574 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9582 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9616 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9637 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.965 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9664 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.967 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9671 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9678 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9674 modelled data | -0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.9674 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.9674 modelled data is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 modelled data, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7775 modelled data | 0.7156 modelled data | 0.8359 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8788 modelled data | 0.8474 modelled data | 0.8939 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8967 modelled data | 0.8692 modelled data | 0.9365 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9572 modelled data | 0.9457 modelled data | 0.9637 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9668 modelled data | 0.965 modelled data | 0.9678 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.22 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.28 (2007)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,363 (2007)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq was 0.9674 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9678 modelled data in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7156 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Iraq rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iraq ranks 156th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release