School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Iraq
Iraq: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 465,368 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
465,368 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
25th
of 204 countries
All-time high
465,368 number
in 2020
All-time low
110,707 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Iraq, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Iraq stood at 465,368 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Iraq peaked at 465,368 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 110,707 number, in 1970.
Iraq ranks 25th 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, male in Iraq, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 110,707 number | — |
| 1971 | 114,475 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 120,796 number | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 127,196 number | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 133,716 number | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 141,264 number | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 150,476 number | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 161,415 number | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 172,033 number | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 182,845 number | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 192,379 number | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 198,332 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 201,902 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 206,296 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 210,863 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 215,489 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 220,816 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 226,616 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 232,203 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 238,083 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 244,063 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 249,467 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 252,716 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 256,959 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 261,773 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 267,216 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 273,751 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 280,764 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 287,800 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 295,077 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 302,461 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 309,500 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 316,625 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 324,418 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 332,182 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 339,853 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 347,904 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 357,210 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 365,780 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 374,774 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 384,611 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 394,823 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 401,689 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 410,024 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 418,987 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 427,371 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 434,469 number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 442,277 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 450,044 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 456,931 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 465,368 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 141,492 number | 110,707 number | 182,845 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 214,298 number | 192,379 number | 238,083 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 266,959 number | 244,063 number | 295,077 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 337,071 number | 302,461 number | 374,774 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 422,123 number | 384,611 number | 456,931 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 465,368 number | 465,368 number | 465,368 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,363 (2007)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Iraq?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Iraq was 465,368 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 465,368 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,707 number in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Iraq ranks 25th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.