School age population, early childhood education, female in Iraq
Iraq: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.07 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.07 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
40th
of 207 countries
All-time high
1.15 million
in 2019
All-time low
685,172
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
School age population, early childhood education, female in Iraq, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Iraq stood at 1.07 million.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Iraq peaked at 1.15 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 685,172, in 1997.
Iraq ranks 40th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 685,172 | — |
| 1998 | 703,682 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 721,076 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 736,333 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 751,366 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 768,440 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 791,650 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 809,024 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 826,115 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 838,714 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 813,078 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 801,006 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 830,198 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 851,078 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 876,795 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 909,823 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 951,779 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 992,185 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 million | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.13 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.10 million | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.07 million | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.06 million | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.06 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.07 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 703,310 | 685,172 | 721,076 | 3 |
| 2000s | 796,592 | 736,333 | 838,714 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million | 851,078 | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million | 1.06 million | 1.13 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.86 million (2007)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1713 units per person (2007)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Iraq?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Iraq was 1.07 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 685,172 in 1997.
- How does Iraq rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Iraq ranks 40th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release