Over-age students, primary, female in Iraq
Iraq: Over-age students, primary, female was 10.4% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
In 2007, over-age students, primary, female in Iraq stood at 10.4%.
That represents a change of up 17.2% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Iraq peaked at 16.9% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1999.
Iraq ranks 60th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.9% | — |
| 1972 | 15.4% | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 14.3% | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 14.8% | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 13.1% | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 15.4% | +17.7% |
| 1978 | 15.0% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 12.3% | -17.8% |
| 1980 | 12.2% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 12.6% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 13.1% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 12.8% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 11.6% | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 10.2% | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 10.1% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | -20.6% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +44.2% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.5% | 12.3% | 16.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 10.1% | 13.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 6.2% | 9.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.2% | 10.4% | 4 |
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 over-age students, primary, female in Iraq?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Iraq was 10.4% in 2007, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1999.
- How does Iraq rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Iraq ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2007.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.