Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Iraq
Iraq: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 18.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Iraq, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Iraq is 18.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Iraq peaked at 24.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2018.
Iraq ranks 39th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.1% | — |
| 2001 | 23.5% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 18.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 5.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 18.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.8%, 3.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 17.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.2% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 14.9% | 18.1% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Iraq?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Iraq was 18.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2018.
- How does Iraq rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release