Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Iraq
Iraq: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 66.6% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Iraq, 1999–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Iraq is 66.6%, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Iraq peaked at 66.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 1999.
Iraq ranks 157th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 45.1% | — |
| 2000 | 49.9% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 45.1% | 45.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 49.9% | 66.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1713 units per person (2007)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.86 million (2007)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Iraq?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Iraq was 66.6% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 1999.
- How does Iraq rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 157th out of 188 countries with data for 2007.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.