School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Iraq
Iraq: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 2.50 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.50 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
27th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.50 million number
in 2020
All-time low
633,033 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Iraq, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Iraq is 2.50 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Iraq peaked at 2.50 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 633,033 number, in 1970.
Iraq ranks 27th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Iraq, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 633,033 number | — |
| 1971 | 683,419 number | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 671,447 number | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 655,193 number | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 646,408 number | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 649,744 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 670,245 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 703,735 number | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 740,468 number | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 778,302 number | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 822,254 number | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 874,877 number | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 927,742 number | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 987,219 number | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.05 million number | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 1.10 million number | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 1.13 million number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.15 million number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.17 million number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.19 million number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.26 million number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.30 million number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.33 million number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.37 million number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.41 million number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.44 million number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.47 million number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.50 million number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.53 million number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.56 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.60 million number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.63 million number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.68 million number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.72 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.76 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.79 million number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.82 million number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.84 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.87 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.92 million number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.99 million number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.07 million number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.15 million number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.22 million number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.29 million number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.34 million number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.38 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.42 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.46 million number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.50 million number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 683,199 number | 633,033 number | 778,302 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 million number | 822,254 number | 1.19 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.53 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 million number | 1.56 million number | 1.87 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 million number | 1.92 million number | 2.46 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 million number | 2.50 million number | 2.50 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Iraq?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Iraq was 2.50 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 633,033 number in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 27th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.