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
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Iraq, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for Iraq
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 286,890 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.