Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Iraq
Iraq: Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 48.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Iraq stood at 48.7. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Iraq peaked at 48.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.33, in 1998.
Iraq ranks 59th of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.9 | 25.33 | 29.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.49 | 25.53 | 32.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.53 | 32.86 | 46.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.97 | 47.29 | 48.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 286,890 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.57 (2007)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Iraq?
- Lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Iraq was 48.7 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.33 in 1998.
- How does Iraq rank for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Iraq ranks 59th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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