Over-age students, primary, male in Iraq
Iraq: Over-age students, primary, male was 14.7% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2007, over-age students, primary, male in Iraq stood at 14.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Iraq peaked at 20.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1996.
That places Iraq 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20.5% | — |
| 1972 | 19.6% | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 18.0% | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 16.6% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 18.7% | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 17.2% | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 18.8% | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 17.1% | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 15.3% | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 14.9% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 13.5% | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 13.5% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 15.5% | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 14.2% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 13.3% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | -24.3% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.0% | 15.3% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 14.4% | 13.5% | 15.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 10.1% | 13.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.1% | 14.7% | 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, male in Iraq?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Iraq was 14.7% in 2007, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1996.
- How does Iraq rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Iraq ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2007.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. 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, male (% of male 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.