School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Iraq

Iraq: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 1.57 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.57 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
23rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.57 million number
in 2019
All-time low
925,914 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Iraq, 1997–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1997200820191997: 925.9k number1998: 948.7k number1999: 967.6k number2000: 985.6k number2001: 1.0M number2002: 1.0M number2003: 1.0M number2004: 1.1M number2005: 1.1M number2006: 1.1M number2007: 1.1M number2008: 1.1M number2009: 1.2M number2010: 1.2M number2011: 1.2M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 1.3M number2014: 1.4M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.5M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 1.57 million number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Iraq peaked at 1.57 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 925,914 number, in 1997.

Iraq ranks 23rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Iraq, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 925,914 number
1998 948,695 number +2.5%
1999 967,573 number +2.0%
2000 985,634 number +1.9%
2001 1.00 million number +1.9%
2002 1.02 million number +1.8%
2003 1.04 million number +2.2%
2004 1.07 million number +2.5%
2005 1.10 million number +2.4%
2006 1.12 million number +2.2%
2007 1.13 million number +1.3%
2008 1.15 million number +1.1%
2009 1.16 million number +1.3%
2010 1.19 million number +2.0%
2011 1.22 million number +2.8%
2012 1.27 million number +4.1%
2013 1.33 million number +4.4%
2014 1.38 million number +4.3%
2015 1.43 million number +3.8%
2016 1.48 million number +3.2%
2017 1.52 million number +2.4%
2018 1.55 million number +2.0%
2019 1.57 million number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 947,394 number 925,914 number 967,573 number 3
2000s 1.08 million number 985,634 number 1.16 million number 10
2010s 1.39 million number 1.19 million number 1.57 million number 10

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 20 Colombia 1.73 million number compare
  2. 21 France 1.69 million number compare
  3. 22 Afghanistan 1.68 million number compare
  4. 24 Russian Federation 1.33 million number compare
  5. 25 Viet Nam 1.30 million number compare
  6. 26 Ghana 1.19 million number compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Iraq?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Iraq was 1.57 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 1.57 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 925,914 number in 1997.
How does Iraq rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
Iraq ranks 23rd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.