School age population, lower secondary education, female in Iraq

Iraq: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 1.28 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.28 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
29th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.28 million number
in 2020
All-time low
318,187 number
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, female in Iraq, 1970–2020

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 1.28 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Iraq peaked at 1.28 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 318,187 number, in 1971.

That places Iraq 29th 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, female in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Iraq, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 331,011 number
1971 318,187 number -3.9%
1972 318,536 number +0.1%
1973 328,350 number +3.1%
1974 344,678 number +5.0%
1975 363,093 number +5.3%
1976 381,660 number +5.1%
1977 403,963 number +5.8%
1978 429,731 number +6.4%
1979 457,868 number +6.5%
1980 487,777 number +6.5%
1981 517,523 number +6.1%
1982 541,952 number +4.7%
1983 560,312 number +3.4%
1984 574,303 number +2.5%
1985 585,950 number +2.0%
1986 596,897 number +1.9%
1987 609,059 number +2.0%
1988 623,194 number +2.3%
1989 638,970 number +2.5%
1990 656,413 number +2.7%
1991 675,162 number +2.9%
1992 689,427 number +2.1%
1993 703,254 number +2.0%
1994 717,047 number +2.0%
1995 731,031 number +2.0%
1996 745,632 number +2.0%
1997 761,401 number +2.1%
1998 779,215 number +2.3%
1999 798,554 number +2.5%
2000 818,939 number +2.6%
2001 839,606 number +2.5%
2002 859,784 number +2.4%
2003 879,795 number +2.3%
2004 899,154 number +2.2%
2005 917,024 number +2.0%
2006 933,708 number +1.8%
2007 952,336 number +2.0%
2008 974,317 number +2.3%
2009 1.00 million number +2.7%
2010 1.03 million number +3.1%
2011 1.07 million number +3.6%
2012 1.10 million number +2.9%
2013 1.13 million number +2.6%
2014 1.15 million number +2.3%
2015 1.18 million number +2.0%
2016 1.20 million number +1.7%
2017 1.22 million number +1.8%
2018 1.24 million number +1.7%
2019 1.26 million number +1.6%
2020 1.28 million number +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 367,708 number 318,187 number 457,868 number 10
1980s 573,594 number 487,777 number 638,970 number 10
1990s 725,714 number 656,413 number 798,554 number 10
2000s 907,481 number 818,939 number 1.00 million number 10
2010s 1.16 million number 1.03 million number 1.26 million number 10
2020s 1.28 million number 1.28 million number 1.28 million number 1

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 26 Uzbekistan 1.33 million number compare
  2. 27 Kenya 1.33 million number compare
  3. 28 Madagascar 1.29 million number compare
  4. 30 Angola 1.26 million number compare
  5. 31 Cameroon 1.23 million number compare
  6. 32 Thailand 1.23 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Iraq?
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Iraq was 1.28 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 1.28 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 318,187 number in 1971.
How does Iraq rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Iraq ranks 29th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.