Primary completion rate, female in Iraq
Iraq: Primary completion rate, female was 53.7% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Iraq is 53.7%, measured in 2007.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Iraq peaked at 61.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1974.
Iraq ranks 180th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 23.0% | — |
| 1972 | 23.7% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 24.1% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 20.8% | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 24.8% | +19.2% |
| 1976 | 26.6% | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 35.7% | +34.3% |
| 1978 | 41.0% | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 54.2% | +32.3% |
| 1983 | 47.9% | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 56.7% | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 55.7% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 52.1% | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 57.1% | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 53.2% | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 55.2% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +26.0% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.4% | 20.8% | 41.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 53.8% | 47.9% | 57.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 50.0% | 55.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 48.5% | 61.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 286,890 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Iraq?
- Primary completion rate, female in Iraq was 53.7% in 2007, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1974.
- How does Iraq rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Iraq ranks 180th out of 189 countries with data for 2007.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.