School age population, upper secondary education, male in Iraq
Iraq: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 1.28 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Iraq, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Iraq stood at 1.28 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Iraq peaked at 1.28 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 323,645 number, in 1970.
That places Iraq 27th 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, male in Iraq, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 323,645 number | — |
| 1971 | 348,262 number | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 342,540 number | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 334,812 number | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 330,819 number | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 332,892 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 343,560 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 360,780 number | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 379,715 number | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 399,242 number | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 421,791 number | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 448,565 number | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 473,829 number | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 503,040 number | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 532,766 number | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 558,764 number | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 577,559 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 587,022 number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 596,674 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 609,571 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 626,184 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 646,414 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 663,375 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 682,717 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 703,165 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 722,836 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 740,152 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 754,086 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 767,587 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 782,121 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 798,606 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 817,621 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 837,612 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 859,688 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 881,987 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 902,653 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 920,504 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 933,497 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 946,971 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 964,233 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 988,762 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.24 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.26 million number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.28 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 349,627 number | 323,645 number | 399,242 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 530,958 number | 421,791 number | 609,571 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 708,864 number | 626,184 number | 782,121 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 886,337 number | 798,606 number | 964,233 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million number | 988,762 number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.28 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, male in Iraq?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Iraq was 1.28 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 323,645 number in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Iraq ranks 27th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.