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 12.4% 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 12.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iraq peaked at 36.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2024.
That places Iraq 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 31.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.3% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -17.9% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -13.4% |
| 2025 | 12.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 30.3% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 22.3% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 12.3% | 21.3% | 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 12.4% 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 36.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Iraq ranks 76th 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 61.4%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release