School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Iraq
Iraq: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) was 4.1% in 2011. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Iraq, 1971–2011
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, male in Iraq is 4.1%, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Iraq peaked at 8.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1972.
Iraq ranks 189th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.3% | — |
| 1972 | 2.2% | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 4.5% | +89.8% |
| 1976 | 5.6% | +23.7% |
| 1977 | 6.4% | +13.2% |
| 1978 | 6.8% | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 8.0% | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 8.6% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 8.9% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 8.4% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 7.9% | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 8.2% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 8.1% | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 7.9% | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -31.8% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +64.2% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -38.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +89.8% | 2.4% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5% | 2.2% | 8.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 7.3% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 8.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 6.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 186 Burkina Faso 6.5% compare
- 187 Syria 5.7% compare
- 188 Micronesia (country) 5.5% compare
- 190 Central African Republic 2.9% compare
- 191 Yemen 1.7% compare
- 192 Chad 1.3% compare
More education data for Iraq
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.22 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.28 (2007)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,363 (2007)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 818,729 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,944 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,985 (2007)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.04 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Iraq?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Iraq was 4.1% in 2011, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1972.
- How does Iraq rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Iraq ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.