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
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Iraq, 1970–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.57 (2007)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.