Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Iraq

Iraq: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 362,478 number in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
362,478 number
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
13th
of 134 countries
All-time high
485,683 number
in 1999
All-time low
243,990 number
in 1979
Years of data
17
1975–2007

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Iraq, 1975–2007

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1975199120071975: 250.6k number1976: 259.4k number1977: 250.3k number1978: 253.0k number1979: 244.0k number1980: 247.2k number1981: 248.1k number1985: 269.4k number1987: 292.2k number1988: 310.9k number1989: 322.3k number1993: 379.4k number1999: 485.7k number2000: 482.7k number2003: 434.5k number2004: 421.5k number2007: 362.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 362,478 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in 2007.

The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Iraq peaked at 485,683 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 243,990 number, in 1979.

Iraq ranks 13th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in Iraq, 1975 to 2007.
Year number Change
1975 250,630 number
1976 259,372 number +3.5%
1977 250,311 number -3.5%
1978 252,975 number +1.1%
1979 243,990 number -3.6%
1980 247,161 number +1.3%
1981 248,063 number +0.4%
1985 269,376 number +8.6%
1987 292,226 number +8.5%
1988 310,860 number +6.4%
1989 322,312 number +3.7%
1993 379,360 number +17.7%
1999 485,683 number +28.0%
2000 482,661 number -0.6%
2003 434,507 number -10.0%
2004 421,478 number -3.0%
2007 362,478 number -14.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 251,456 number 243,990 number 259,372 number 5
1980s 281,666 number 247,161 number 322,312 number 6
1990s 432,522 number 379,360 number 485,683 number 2
2000s 425,281 number 362,478 number 482,661 number 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 10 Burkina Faso 421,344 number compare
  2. 11 Myanmar 399,087 number compare
  3. 12 Mali 377,611 number compare
  4. 14 Guinea 323,403 number compare
  5. 15 Yemen 323,011 number compare
  6. 16 Philippines 308,338 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Iraq?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Iraq was 362,478 number in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 485,683 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 243,990 number in 1979.
How does Iraq rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
Iraq ranks 13th out of 134 countries with data for 2007.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.