Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iraq
Iraq: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 13.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
64th
of 206 countries
All-time high
44.9%
in 2005
All-time low
13.5%
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iraq, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 13.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iraq peaked at 44.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2024.
Iraq ranks 64th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.4% | — |
| 2001 | 41.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 44.9% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | -13.5% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 13.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 2.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 13.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.3%, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.4% | 39.3% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 26.3% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 13.5% | 24.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 61 Montserrat 16.0% compare
- 62 Oman 14.6% compare
- 63 Ghana 14.4% compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 13.5% compare
- 66 Myanmar 12.8% compare
- 67 San Marino 12.6% compare
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1713 units per person (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iraq?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iraq was 13.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Iraq ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release