Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Iraq
Iraq: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 44.9% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 44.9% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2007.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Iraq peaked at 45.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 1971.
That places Iraq 160th 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, total (% of relevant age group) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 18.6% | — |
| 1972 | 26.8% | +43.7% |
| 1973 | 26.9% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 24.1% | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 32.5% | +35.0% |
| 1976 | 31.4% | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 27.0% | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 31.9% | +18.0% |
| 1979 | 35.1% | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 35.7% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 34.8% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 35.9% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 35.3% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 31.9% | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 34.1% | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 30.7% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 29.7% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 45.9% | +64.6% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 18.6% | 35.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 34.1% | 30.7% | 35.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 24.9% | 29.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 27.9% | 45.9% | 3 |
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More education data for Iraq
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.22 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.28 (2007)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,363 (2007)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 818,729 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,944 (2007)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Iraq?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Iraq was 44.9% in 2007, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Iraq ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2007.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. 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, total (% 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.