Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Iraq
Iraq: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 19.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 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, female in Iraq is 19.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Iraq peaked at 31.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2018.
Iraq ranks 38th 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, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.0% | — |
| 2001 | 30.2% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | +1.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 19.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 6.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 19.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.3%, 3.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 22.3% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.1% | 19.0% | 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, female in Iraq?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Iraq was 19.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2018.
- How does Iraq rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Iraq ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, female (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