Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iraq
Iraq: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 510,682 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iraq, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 510,682 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iraq peaked at 510,682 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 128,212 number, in 1970.
Iraq ranks 25th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 128,212 number | — |
| 1971 | 144,734 number | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 153,528 number | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 163,324 number | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 173,312 number | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 182,654 number | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 190,380 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 197,093 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 201,470 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 204,467 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 207,105 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 210,687 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 215,910 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 221,921 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 228,166 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 233,956 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 238,571 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 243,719 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 247,952 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 251,771 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 255,787 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 260,580 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 265,754 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 272,200 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 279,461 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 286,975 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 294,118 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 301,167 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 307,937 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 314,689 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 321,736 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 329,447 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 339,091 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 349,875 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 360,810 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 370,773 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 378,682 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 386,590 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 392,347 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 397,260 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 402,853 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 410,391 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 416,205 number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 423,990 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 433,209 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 443,188 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 453,646 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 466,945 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 481,984 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 497,107 number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 510,682 number | +2.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 510,682 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 9.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 510,682 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,826 number, 5.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 173,917 number | 128,212 number | 204,467 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 229,976 number | 207,105 number | 251,771 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 283,867 number | 255,787 number | 314,689 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 362,661 number | 321,736 number | 397,260 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 442,952 number | 402,853 number | 497,107 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 510,682 number | 510,682 number | 510,682 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iraq?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iraq was 510,682 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 510,682 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,212 number in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Iraq ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.