Duration of compulsory education in Iraq
Iraq: Duration of compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
6
in 1998
All-time low
6
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Iraq, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Iraq is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Iraq peaked at 6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1998.
That places Iraq 182nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 182 Benin 6 compare
- 182 Cameroon 6 compare
- 182 Comoros 6 compare
- 182 Democratic Republic of Congo 6 compare
- 182 Equatorial Guinea 6 compare
- 182 Guinea 6 compare
- 182 Guyana 6 compare
- 182 Haiti 6 compare
- 182 Jamaica 6 compare
- 182 Liberia 6 compare
- 182 Malaysia 6 compare
- 182 Rwanda 6 compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 6 compare
- 182 Singapore 6 compare
- 182 Suriname 6 compare
More education data for Iraq
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.0% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
- Primary education, teachers 286,890 (2007)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.9% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Iraq?
- Duration of compulsory education in Iraq was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- How does Iraq rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Iraq ranks 182nd out of 205 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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