Duration of compulsory education in Iraq
Iraq: Duration of compulsory education was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 200 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1998
All-time low
6 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Iraq, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Iraq stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Iraq peaked at 6 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1998.
Iraq ranks 177th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 177 Benin 6 years compare
- 177 Cameroon 6 years compare
- 177 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6 years compare
- 177 Comoros, Union of the 6 years compare
- 177 Guinea 6 years compare
- 177 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 6 years compare
- 177 Guyana 6 years compare
- 177 Haiti 6 years compare
- 177 Jamaica 6 years compare
- 177 Liberia 6 years compare
- 177 Malaysia 6 years compare
- 177 Rwanda 6 years compare
- 177 Singapore 6 years compare
- 177 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 6 years compare
- 177 Suriname 6 years 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 duration of compulsory education in Iraq?
- Duration of compulsory education in Iraq was 6 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- How does Iraq rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Iraq ranks 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release