Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iraq
Iraq: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 22.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iraq, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 22.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iraq peaked at 57.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2025.
Iraq ranks 90th 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, male in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.6% | — |
| 2001 | 56.2% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 22.5% | -14.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 22.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 22.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.8%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 51.0% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 41.0% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 22.5% | 37.3% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iraq?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iraq was 22.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2025.
- How does Iraq rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Iraq ranks 90th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release