Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iraq
Iraq: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.7627 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iraq, 1981β2025
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.
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
- 145 Nigeria 0.8457 modelled data compare
- 146 Congo 0.8448 modelled data compare
- 147 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7667 modelled data compare
- 149 Guinea-Bissau 0.6676 modelled data compare
- 150 Guinea 0.6502 modelled data compare
- 151 Mozambique 0.6371 modelled data compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0101 units per person (2007)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release