Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Iraq
Iraq: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 104.6% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 104.6% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Iraq peaked at 111.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 1971.
Iraq ranks 69th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.4% | 69.8% | 106.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 102.7% | 99.9% | 108.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.9% | 82.6% | 111.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 89.9% | 104.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.9% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Iraq?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Iraq was 104.6% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 111.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Iraq ranks 69th out of 217 countries with data for 2007.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.