Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes in Iraq
Iraq: Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes was 115,205 number in 2007. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 115,205 number for repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes in 2007. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 99.7% on the previous year and up 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes in Iraq peaked at 115,205 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 31,697 number, in 1971.
Iraq ranks 11th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes in Iraq, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 31,697 number | — |
| 1972 | 32,647 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 36,262 number | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 42,470 number | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 42,459 number | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 44,970 number | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 51,602 number | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 46,640 number | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 63,672 number | +36.5% |
| 1983 | 76,456 number | +20.1% |
| 1985 | 75,552 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 78,697 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 89,221 number | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 96,550 number | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 88,855 number | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 78,509 number | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 69,698 number | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 74,793 number | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 57,683 number | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 115,205 number | +99.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41,093 number | 31,697 number | 51,602 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 81,286 number | 63,672 number | 96,550 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 74,104 number | 69,698 number | 78,509 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 82,560 number | 57,683 number | 115,205 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes in Iraq?
- Repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes in Iraq was 115,205 number in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 115,205 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,697 number in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2007.
- Is repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.3%. 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 Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.