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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq, 1971–2007
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release