Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Iraq
Iraq: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.7627 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.7627 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
148th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.9972 modelled data
in 2013
All-time low
0.4809 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iraq, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iraq stood at 0.7627 modelled data.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iraq peaked at 0.9972 modelled data in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4809 modelled data, in 1981.
Iraq ranks 148th 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, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Iraq, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4809 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.4992 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5264 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5647 modelled data | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6173 modelled data | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.671 modelled data | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7168 modelled data | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7536 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7864 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8097 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8243 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8373 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8526 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8691 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8873 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8866 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8853 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8842 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8871 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8961 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8949 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8766 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8533 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8568 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8857 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9265 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.966 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9813 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9811 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9763 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9784 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9899 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9972 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9901 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9751 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9515 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9215 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8778 modelled data | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8446 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8146 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7922 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7788 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7701 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7659 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.7627 modelled data | -0.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.7627 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 modelled data, 68% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.7627 modelled data is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1 modelled data, 69% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.624 modelled data | 0.4809 modelled data | 0.7864 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8623 modelled data | 0.8097 modelled data | 0.8873 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9118 modelled data | 0.8533 modelled data | 0.9813 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9502 modelled data | 0.8446 modelled data | 0.9972 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7807 modelled data | 0.7627 modelled data | 0.8146 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iraq?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iraq was 0.7627 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9972 modelled data in 2013.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4809 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Iraq rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Iraq ranks 148th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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, upper 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