School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iraq
Iraq: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 440,840 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
440,840 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
26th
of 204 countries
All-time high
440,840 number
in 2020
All-time low
105,901 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iraq, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 440,840 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iraq peaked at 440,840 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 105,901 number, in 1970.
Iraq ranks 26th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 105,901 number | — |
| 1971 | 109,171 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 115,288 number | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 121,377 number | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 127,521 number | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 134,608 number | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 143,226 number | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 153,359 number | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 163,133 number | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 173,118 number | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 182,084 number | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 187,997 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 191,595 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 195,924 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 200,249 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 204,455 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 209,211 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 214,988 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 220,311 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 225,714 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 231,161 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 236,116 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 239,397 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 243,573 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 248,240 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 253,445 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 259,614 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 266,416 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 273,157 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 280,097 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 286,989 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 293,238 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 299,429 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 306,350 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 313,265 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 320,292 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 328,175 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 337,504 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 346,176 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 355,362 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 365,257 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 375,091 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 381,535 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 389,313 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 397,549 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 405,182 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 411,737 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 419,185 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 426,495 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 432,927 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 440,840 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 134,670 number | 105,901 number | 173,118 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 203,253 number | 182,084 number | 225,714 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 253,122 number | 231,161 number | 280,097 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 318,678 number | 286,989 number | 355,362 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 400,427 number | 365,257 number | 432,927 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 440,840 number | 440,840 number | 440,840 number | 1 |
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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iraq?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iraq was 440,840 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 440,840 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,901 number in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Iraq ranks 26th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.