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
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Iraq, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.