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

Iraq: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 1.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.09 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
34th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.09 million number
in 2019
All-time low
318,153 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Iraq is 1.09 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Iraq peaked at 1.09 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 318,153 number, in 1970.

Iraq ranks 34th 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, male in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in Iraq, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 318,153 number
1971 332,974 number +4.7%
1972 353,889 number +6.3%
1973 375,556 number +6.1%
1974 396,027 number +5.5%
1975 412,924 number +4.3%
1976 423,675 number +2.6%
1977 433,609 number +2.3%
1978 439,887 number +1.4%
1979 444,604 number +1.1%
1980 450,742 number +1.4%
1981 461,784 number +2.4%
1982 475,455 number +3.0%
1983 489,592 number +3.0%
1984 503,072 number +2.8%
1985 514,293 number +2.2%
1986 521,596 number +1.4%
1987 531,133 number +1.8%
1988 539,514 number +1.6%
1989 547,749 number +1.5%
1990 557,294 number +1.7%
1991 569,522 number +2.2%
1992 582,529 number +2.3%
1993 597,938 number +2.6%
1994 614,627 number +2.8%
1995 631,017 number +2.7%
1996 645,453 number +2.3%
1997 661,146 number +2.4%
1998 676,940 number +2.4%
1999 693,151 number +2.4%
2000 710,360 number +2.5%
2001 729,141 number +2.6%
2002 751,369 number +3.0%
2003 774,602 number +3.1%
2004 796,803 number +2.9%
2005 815,345 number +2.3%
2006 827,956 number +1.5%
2007 842,164 number +1.7%
2008 852,514 number +1.2%
2009 861,805 number +1.1%
2010 873,711 number +1.4%
2011 891,104 number +2.0%
2012 904,197 number +1.5%
2013 922,394 number +2.0%
2014 944,619 number +2.4%
2015 969,604 number +2.6%
2016 996,927 number +2.8%
2017 1.03 million number +3.4%
2018 1.06 million number +3.3%
2019 1.09 million number +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 393,130 number 318,153 number 444,604 number 10
1980s 503,493 number 450,742 number 547,749 number 10
1990s 622,962 number 557,294 number 693,151 number 10
2000s 796,206 number 710,360 number 861,805 number 10
2010s 969,152 number 873,711 number 1.09 million number 10

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 31 Colombia 1.13 million number compare
  2. 32 Côte d'Ivoire 1.13 million number compare
  3. 33 Zambia 1.13 million number compare
  4. 35 Angola 1.08 million number compare
  5. 36 Mali 975,985 number compare
  6. 37 Burkina Faso 972,143 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Iraq?
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Iraq was 1.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 318,153 number in 1970.
How does Iraq rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Iraq ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (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

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