School age population, upper secondary education, female in Iraq

Iraq: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 1.22 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.22 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
28th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.22 million number
in 2020
All-time low
309,388 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Iraq, 1970–2020

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Iraq stood at 1.22 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Iraq peaked at 1.22 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 309,388 number, in 1970.

That places Iraq 28th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Iraq, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 309,388 number
1971 335,157 number +8.3%
1972 328,907 number -1.9%
1973 320,381 number -2.6%
1974 315,589 number -1.5%
1975 316,852 number +0.4%
1976 326,685 number +3.1%
1977 342,955 number +5.0%
1978 360,753 number +5.2%
1979 379,060 number +5.1%
1980 400,463 number +5.6%
1981 426,312 number +6.5%
1982 453,913 number +6.5%
1983 484,179 number +6.7%
1984 513,763 number +6.1%
1985 538,601 number +4.8%
1986 555,657 number +3.2%
1987 565,564 number +1.8%
1988 574,194 number +1.5%
1989 584,605 number +1.8%
1990 598,101 number +2.3%
1991 615,505 number +2.9%
1992 632,047 number +2.7%
1993 650,510 number +2.9%
1994 669,455 number +2.9%
1995 687,420 number +2.7%
1996 703,283 number +2.3%
1997 717,347 number +2.0%
1998 730,662 number +1.9%
1999 744,488 number +1.9%
2000 759,847 number +2.1%
2001 777,494 number +2.3%
2002 796,043 number +2.4%
2003 816,752 number +2.6%
2004 837,654 number +2.6%
2005 856,743 number +2.3%
2006 872,760 number +1.9%
2007 883,321 number +1.2%
2008 894,477 number +1.3%
2009 909,742 number +1.7%
2010 932,748 number +2.5%
2011 965,381 number +3.5%
2012 1.00 million number +4.1%
2013 1.05 million number +4.1%
2014 1.08 million number +3.7%
2015 1.12 million number +3.0%
2016 1.14 million number +2.2%
2017 1.16 million number +1.8%
2018 1.18 million number +1.6%
2019 1.20 million number +1.5%
2020 1.22 million number +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 333,573 number 309,388 number 379,060 number 10
1980s 509,725 number 400,463 number 584,605 number 10
1990s 674,882 number 598,101 number 744,488 number 10
2000s 840,483 number 759,847 number 909,742 number 10
2010s 1.08 million number 932,748 number 1.20 million number 10
2020s 1.22 million number 1.22 million number 1.22 million number 1

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 25 Nepal 1.24 million number compare
  2. 26 France 1.22 million number compare
  3. 27 Ghana 1.22 million number compare
  4. 29 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.20 million number compare
  5. 30 Germany 1.19 million number compare
  6. 31 Angola 1.11 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Iraq?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Iraq was 1.22 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 1.22 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 309,388 number in 1970.
How does Iraq rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Iraq ranks 28th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.