Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Iraq
Iraq: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 25.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Iraq, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Iraq stood at 25.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Iraq peaked at 66.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2025.
Iraq ranks 75th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.0% | — |
| 2001 | 64.8% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | -9.0% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | -15.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 25.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 25.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.1%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.5% | 60.2% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 46.8% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 25.0% | 43.2% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Iraq?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Iraq was 25.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2025.
- How does Iraq rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Iraq ranks 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release