Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Iraq
Iraq: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 27.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Iraq, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 27.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Iraq peaked at 74.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2025.
That places Iraq 64th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.6% | — |
| 2001 | 73.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 52.8% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 32.8% | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 27.7% | -15.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 27.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 27.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.7%, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.1% | 69.4% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 52.8% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 27.7% | 49.4% | 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, female in Iraq?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Iraq was 27.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2025.
- How does Iraq rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Iraq ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release