Progression to secondary school, male in Iraq
Iraq: Progression to secondary school, male was 85.4% in 1999. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Iraq, 1971–1999
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 85.4% for progression to secondary school, male in 1999.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Iraq peaked at 97.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 1972.
That places Iraq 128th out of 156 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 72.1% | — |
| 1972 | 67.6% | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 74.0% | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 83.0% | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 97.5% | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 74.4% | -23.7% |
| 1977 | 83.3% | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 83.1% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 68.4% | -17.7% |
| 1984 | 94.6% | +38.3% |
| 1985 | 87.9% | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 80.1% | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 76.1% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 78.6% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 85.4% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.4% | 67.6% | 97.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 80.9% | 68.4% | 94.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 85.4% | 85.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Iraq?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Iraq was 85.4% in 1999, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 1972.
- How does Iraq rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Iraq ranks 128th out of 156 countries with data for 1999.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).