Lower secondary completion rate, female in Iraq

Iraq: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 40.8% in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
40.8%
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
165th
of 187 countries
All-time high
40.8%
in 2007
All-time low
11.7%
in 1971
Years of data
21
1971–2007

Lower secondary completion rate, female in Iraq, 1971–2007

102030401971198920071971: 11.7 % of relevant age group1972: 16.3 % of relevant age group1973: 17 % of relevant age group1974: 15.5 % of relevant age group1975: 17.7 % of relevant age group1976: 18.7 % of relevant age group1977: 17.6 % of relevant age group1978: 20.9 % of relevant age group1979: 22.6 % of relevant age group1980: 23.5 % of relevant age group1983: 26.7 % of relevant age group1985: 28.6 % of relevant age group1986: 27.6 % of relevant age group1987: 28.1 % of relevant age group1988: 28.3 % of relevant age group1989: 25.7 % of relevant age group1993: 26.4 % of relevant age group1999: 21.3 % of relevant age group2000: 23.1 % of relevant age group2004: 36.4 % of relevant age group2007: 40.8 % of relevant age group

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, female in Iraq is 40.8%, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 92.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Iraq peaked at 40.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1971.

That places Iraq 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Lower secondary completion rate, female in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Iraq, 1971 to 2007.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1971 11.7%
1972 16.3% +39.5%
1973 17.0% +4.0%
1974 15.5% -8.9%
1975 17.7% +14.5%
1976 18.7% +5.6%
1977 17.6% -6.1%
1978 20.9% +18.9%
1979 22.6% +8.4%
1980 23.5% +4.0%
1983 26.7% +13.5%
1985 28.6% +7.2%
1986 27.6% -3.6%
1987 28.1% +1.8%
1988 28.3% +0.8%
1989 25.7% -9.3%
1993 26.4% +2.9%
1999 21.3% -19.6%
2000 23.1% +8.5%
2004 36.4% +57.6%
2007 40.8% +12.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17.6% 11.7% 22.6% 9
1980s 26.9% 23.5% 28.6% 7
1990s 23.8% 21.3% 26.4% 2
2000s 33.4% 23.1% 40.8% 3

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 162 Senegal 45.6% compare
  2. 163 Liberia 45.1% compare
  3. 164 Angola 41.0%
  4. 166 Honduras 40.2%
  5. 167 Yemen 38.5% compare
  6. 168 Papua New Guinea 37.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Iraq?
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Iraq was 40.8% in 2007, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2007.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1971.
How does Iraq rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
Iraq ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2007.
Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,459 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.