School age population, primary education, female in Iraq
Iraq: School age population, primary education, female was 2.86 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Iraq, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Iraq stood at 2.86 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Iraq peaked at 2.86 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 685,613 number, in 1970.
Iraq ranks 25th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 924,636 number | 685,613 number | 1.14 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.30 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 million number | 1.46 million number | 1.78 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 million number | 1.82 million number | 2.26 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 million number | 2.31 million number | 2.78 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.86 million number | 2.86 million number | 2.86 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 22 Afghanistan 3.12 million number compare
- 23 Mozambique 3.04 million number compare
- 24 Angola 2.92 million number compare
- 26 Türkiye 2.67 million number compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.40 million number compare
- 28 Thailand 2.32 million number compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0101 units per person (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Iraq?
- School age population, primary education, female in Iraq was 2.86 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 685,613 number in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Iraq ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.