Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq

Iraq: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.8028 GPIA in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
0.8028 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
202nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.8028 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.4177 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
26
1971–2007

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq, 1971–2007

00.20.40.60.81971198920071971: 0.42 GPIA1972: 0.418 GPIA1973: 0.428 GPIA1974: 0.442 GPIA1975: 0.475 GPIA1976: 0.494 GPIA1977: 0.539 GPIA1978: 0.57 GPIA1979: 0.684 GPIA1980: 0.724 GPIA1981: 0.762 GPIA1982: 0.778 GPIA1983: 0.783 GPIA1984: 0.769 GPIA1985: 0.755 GPIA1986: 0.749 GPIA1987: 0.759 GPIA1988: 0.781 GPIA1989: 0.763 GPIA1993: 0.776 GPIA1996: 0.778 GPIA1999: 0.769 GPIA2000: 0.761 GPIA2003: 0.8 GPIA2004: 0.779 GPIA2007: 0.803 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 0.8028 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2007. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq peaked at 0.8028 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4177 GPIA, in 1972.

Iraq ranks 202nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Iraq, 1971 to 2007.
Year GPIA Change
1971 0.4199 GPIA
1972 0.4177 GPIA -0.5%
1973 0.4275 GPIA +2.4%
1974 0.4421 GPIA +3.4%
1975 0.4754 GPIA +7.5%
1976 0.4944 GPIA +4.0%
1977 0.5393 GPIA +9.1%
1978 0.5701 GPIA +5.7%
1979 0.684 GPIA +20.0%
1980 0.7239 GPIA +5.8%
1981 0.7624 GPIA +5.3%
1982 0.7775 GPIA +2.0%
1983 0.7827 GPIA +0.7%
1984 0.7694 GPIA -1.7%
1985 0.7553 GPIA -1.8%
1986 0.7491 GPIA -0.8%
1987 0.7588 GPIA +1.3%
1988 0.781 GPIA +2.9%
1989 0.7634 GPIA -2.3%
1993 0.776 GPIA +1.6%
1996 0.7783 GPIA +0.3%
1999 0.7687 GPIA -1.2%
2000 0.7614 GPIA -0.9%
2003 0.8005 GPIA +5.1%
2004 0.7793 GPIA -2.6%
2007 0.8028 GPIA +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4967 GPIA 0.4177 GPIA 0.684 GPIA 9
1980s 0.7624 GPIA 0.7239 GPIA 0.7827 GPIA 10
1990s 0.7743 GPIA 0.7687 GPIA 0.7783 GPIA 3
2000s 0.786 GPIA 0.7614 GPIA 0.8028 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 199 Chad 0.8291 GPIA compare
  2. 200 Yemen 0.8279 GPIA compare
  3. 201 Somalia 0.8049 GPIA compare
  4. 203 Guinea 0.7953 GPIA compare
  5. 204 Central African Republic 0.7684 GPIA compare
  6. 205 Afghanistan 0.7236 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 427 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq was 0.8028 GPIA in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.8028 GPIA in 2007.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4177 GPIA in 1972.
How does Iraq rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
Iraq ranks 202nd out of 206 countries with data for 2007.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
427 places, 15,550 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release