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 14.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
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 14.7% 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 0.7% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iraq peaked at 54.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2025.
Iraq ranks 59th 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 | 53.8% | — |
| 2001 | 52.5% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 53.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -19.0% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | -13.5% |
| 2025 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 48.1% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 30.4% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 14.7% | 27.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 14.7% 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 54.0% 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 14.7% in 2025.
- How does Iraq rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Iraq ranks 59th 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 65.1%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release