Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Iraq
Iraq: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public was 0.7% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Iraq, 1999–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.7% for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in 2007. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Iraq peaked at 0.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 177th out of 180 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Iraq, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 174 Macau, China 0.8% compare
- 175 Dominica 0.7% compare
- 176 Yemen 0.7% compare
- 178 Chad 0.6% compare
- 179 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.6%
- 180 Afghanistan 0.6%
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 percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Iraq?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Iraq was 0.7% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public?
- Iraq ranks 177th out of 180 countries with data for 2007.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release