School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Iraq
Iraq: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.62 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.62 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
28th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.62 million number
in 2020
All-time low
651,163 number
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Iraq, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Iraq is 2.62 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Iraq peaked at 2.62 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 651,163 number, in 1971.
That places Iraq 28th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Iraq, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 675,181 number | — |
| 1971 | 651,163 number | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 652,602 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 672,940 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 706,401 number | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 744,206 number | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 782,526 number | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 828,783 number | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 882,407 number | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 940,889 number | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 1.00 million number | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 1.06 million number | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 1.11 million number | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.15 million number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.18 million number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.20 million number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.22 million number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.25 million number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.28 million number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.31 million number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.35 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.39 million number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.42 million number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.44 million number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.47 million number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.50 million number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.53 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.56 million number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.60 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.64 million number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.68 million number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.72 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.77 million number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.81 million number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.85 million number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.89 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.92 million number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.96 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.01 million number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.06 million number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.12 million number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 2.25 million number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.31 million number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.37 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.41 million number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.46 million number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.50 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.54 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.58 million number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.62 million number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 753,710 number | 651,163 number | 940,889 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 million number | 1.00 million number | 1.31 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 million number | 1.35 million number | 1.64 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 million number | 1.68 million number | 2.06 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 million number | 2.12 million number | 2.58 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 million number | 2.62 million number | 2.62 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Iraq
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3 % change on previous year (2005)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 197,420 (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,470 (2007)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 153,711 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 271,197 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.99 % change on previous year (2005)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Iraq?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Iraq was 2.62 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 651,163 number in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 28th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.