School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iraq
Iraq: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 2.13 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
2.13 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
35th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.13 million number
in 2019
All-time low
622,062 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iraq, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iraq stood at 2.13 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iraq peaked at 2.13 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 622,062 number, in 1970.
Iraq ranks 35th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iraq, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 622,062 number | — |
| 1971 | 650,623 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 690,981 number | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 732,805 number | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 772,336 number | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 804,999 number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 825,874 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 844,597 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 856,232 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 865,076 number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 877,172 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 899,440 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 925,272 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 952,632 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 979,124 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.00 million number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.02 million number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.03 million number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.05 million number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.07 million number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.09 million number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.11 million number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.13 million number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.16 million number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.20 million number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.23 million number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.26 million number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.29 million number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.32 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.35 million number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.38 million number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.42 million number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.46 million number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.51 million number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.59 million number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.61 million number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.64 million number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.66 million number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.68 million number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.73 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.76 million number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.79 million number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.84 million number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.89 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.94 million number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.01 million number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.07 million number | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.13 million number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 766,558 number | 622,062 number | 865,076 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 980,428 number | 877,172 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.35 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 million number | 1.38 million number | 1.68 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 million number | 1.70 million number | 2.13 million number | 10 |
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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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iraq?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iraq was 2.13 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 622,062 number in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.