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

Latest (2020)
1.28 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
27th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.28 million number
in 2020
All-time low
323,645 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, male 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, 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

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Iraq, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 24 Thailand 1.34 million number compare
  2. 25 Germany 1.30 million number compare
  3. 26 France 1.28 million number compare
  4. 28 Ghana 1.27 million number compare
  5. 29 Nepal 1.26 million number compare
  6. 30 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.22 million number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.