Lower secondary completion rate, male in Iraq
Iraq: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 48.8% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2007, lower secondary completion rate, male in Iraq stood at 48.8%.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Iraq peaked at 55.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 1971.
Iraq ranks 153rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.4% | — |
| 1972 | 36.9% | +45.4% |
| 1973 | 36.6% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 32.4% | -11.4% |
| 1975 | 46.9% | +44.5% |
| 1976 | 43.7% | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 36.1% | -17.2% |
| 1978 | 42.5% | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 47.2% | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 42.6% | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 35.6% | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 39.8% | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 35.5% | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 28.4% | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +69.4% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.6% | 25.4% | 47.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 41.0% | 35.5% | 47.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 30.6% | 28.4% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 32.5% | 55.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Iraq
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2007)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108,929 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 70.03 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 424,908 (2005)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Iraq?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Iraq was 48.8% in 2007, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Iraq ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2007.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.8%. 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, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.