School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Iraq
Iraq: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 3.44 million number in 2015. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Iraq, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 3.44 million number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2015. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Iraq peaked at 3.44 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 699,190 number, in 1970.
Iraq ranks 30th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Iraq, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 699,190 number | — |
| 1971 | 846,539 number | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 940,808 number | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 1.02 million number | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 1.08 million number | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 1.10 million number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million number | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.09 million number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.08 million number | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.09 million number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.12 million number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.16 million number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.20 million number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.26 million number | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 1.32 million number | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 1.40 million number | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.49 million number | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 1.57 million number | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 1.64 million number | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.71 million number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 1.77 million number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.82 million number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.88 million number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.93 million number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.99 million number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 2.06 million number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2.13 million number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.20 million number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 2.27 million number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.33 million number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.38 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.43 million number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.48 million number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.52 million number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.58 million number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.63 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.68 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.72 million number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.75 million number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.78 million number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.83 million number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 3.31 million number | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 3.44 million number | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 million number | 699,190 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 million number | 1.12 million number | 1.71 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 million number | 1.77 million number | 2.33 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.60 million number | 2.38 million number | 2.78 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.20 million number | 2.83 million number | 3.44 million number | 3 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Iraq?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Iraq was 3.44 million number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 3.44 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 699,190 number in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 30th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.