Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Iraq
Iraq: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 539,920 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Iraq, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Iraq is 539,920 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Iraq peaked at 539,920 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 134,207 number, in 1970.
That places Iraq 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Iraq, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 134,207 number | — |
| 1971 | 151,540 number | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 160,957 number | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 171,452 number | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 182,155 number | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 192,164 number | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 200,420 number | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 207,837 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 212,773 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 216,126 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 218,833 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 222,208 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 228,084 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 234,521 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 241,035 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 247,049 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 251,905 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 257,037 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 261,402 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 265,465 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 269,769 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 274,853 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 280,252 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 287,075 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 294,822 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 302,891 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 310,611 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 318,275 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 325,857 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 333,498 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 341,389 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 349,743 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 359,804 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 370,798 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 381,796 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 391,733 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 399,651 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 407,852 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 413,987 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 419,366 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 425,547 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 433,749 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 439,956 number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 448,181 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 457,883 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 468,370 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 479,392 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 493,463 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 509,421 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 525,494 number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 539,920 number | +2.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 539,920 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 9.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 539,920 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 104,917 number, 5.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 182,963 number | 134,207 number | 216,126 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 242,754 number | 218,833 number | 265,465 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 299,790 number | 269,769 number | 333,498 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 383,612 number | 341,389 number | 419,366 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 468,146 number | 425,547 number | 525,494 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 539,920 number | 539,920 number | 539,920 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 21 South Africa 590,215 number compare
- 22 Sudan 588,767 number compare
- 23 Afghanistan 554,847 number compare
- 25 Angola 529,239 number compare
- 26 Algeria 476,154 number compare
- 27 Mozambique 468,346 number compare
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, male in Iraq?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Iraq was 539,920 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 539,920 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 134,207 number in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Iraq ranks 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.