Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Iraq
Iraq: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 42.8% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Iraq is 42.8%, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Iraq peaked at 42.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 1971.
That places Iraq 189th out of 212 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.6% | — |
| 1972 | 16.3% | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 18.4% | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 20.0% | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 21.7% | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 21.8% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 23.4% | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 26.1% | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 28.6% | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 31.4% | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 34.0% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 36.1% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 35.4% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 36.3% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 35.4% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 35.2% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 32.7% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.3% | 15.6% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 31.4% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 26.2% | 32.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 27.5% | 42.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3 % change on previous year (2005)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 197,420 (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,470 (2007)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 153,711 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 271,197 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.99 % change on previous year (2005)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Iraq?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Iraq was 42.8% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Iraq ranks 189th out of 212 countries with data for 2007.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release