School age population, lower secondary education, male in Iraq
Iraq: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 1.35 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.35 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
28th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.35 million number
in 2020
All-time low
332,976 number
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Iraq, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1.35 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, male 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, male in Iraq peaked at 1.35 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 332,976 number, in 1971.
Iraq ranks 28th of 205 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, lower secondary education, male in Iraq, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 344,170 number | — |
| 1971 | 332,976 number | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 334,066 number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 344,590 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 361,723 number | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 381,113 number | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 400,866 number | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 424,820 number | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 452,676 number | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 483,021 number | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 514,834 number | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 545,731 number | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 570,062 number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 588,250 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 602,186 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 614,560 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 627,415 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 640,142 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 655,474 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 672,737 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 691,909 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 712,614 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 727,329 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 741,693 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 756,005 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 770,581 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 786,002 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 801,945 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 820,444 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 840,792 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 862,326 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 884,338 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 906,248 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 928,569 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 950,481 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 970,810 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 989,501 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 million number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.18 million number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.21 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.26 million number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.33 million number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.35 million number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 386,002 number | 332,976 number | 483,021 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 603,139 number | 514,834 number | 672,737 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 764,931 number | 691,909 number | 840,792 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 959,232 number | 862,326 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.33 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million number | 1.35 million number | 1.35 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Iraq
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Iraq?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Iraq was 1.35 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 332,976 number in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Iraq ranks 28th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.