Primary education, teachers, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0101 units per person in 2007. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Iraq, 1971β2007
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.0101 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2007. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 32.0% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0101 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 units per person, in 1971.
That places Iraq 9th out of 204 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 6 Tuvalu 0.0113 units per person compare
- 7 American Samoa 0.0107 units per person compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0101 units per person compare
- 10 United States Virgin Islands 0.0096 units per person compare
- 11 Norway 0.0093 units per person compare
- 12 Israel 0.0093 units per person compare
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
- Primary education, teachers 286,890 (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Iraq?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Iraq was 0.0101 units per person in 2007, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0101 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 units per person in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 9th out of 204 countries with data for 2007.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.