School age population, pre-primary education, female in Iraq

Iraq: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 1.03 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.03 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
35th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.03 million number
in 2019
All-time low
303,909 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, female in Iraq, 1970–2019

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 1.03 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Iraq peaked at 1.03 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 303,909 number, in 1970.

That places Iraq 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 373,429 number 303,909 number 420,472 number 10
1980s 476,934 number 426,430 number 519,587 number 10
1990s 589,206 number 528,471 number 652,858 number 10
2000s 752,780 number 668,749 number 815,115 number 10
2010s 916,405 number 825,870 number 1.03 million number 10

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 32 Argentina 1.10 million number compare
  2. 33 Colombia 1.08 million number compare
  3. 34 Angola 1.06 million number compare
  4. 36 Mali 942,761 number compare
  5. 37 Burkina Faso 938,591 number compare
  6. 38 Saudi Arabia 893,657 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Iraq?
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Iraq was 1.03 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 303,909 number in 1970.
How does Iraq rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
Iraq ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.