School enrollment, preprimary in Iraq
Iraq: School enrollment, preprimary was 3.8% in 2011. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary 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 in Iraq is 3.8%, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Iraq peaked at 8.8% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1972.
That places Iraq 192nd out of 197 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 2.0% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.1% | 7.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.6% | 6.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 189 Burkina Faso 6.5% compare
- 190 Micronesia (country) 5.9% compare
- 191 Syria 5.5% compare
- 193 Central African Republic 2.9% compare
- 194 Yemen 1.6% compare
- 195 Chad 1.3% compare
More education data for Iraq
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
- Primary education, teachers 286,890 (2007)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.9% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Iraq?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Iraq was 3.8% in 2011, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1982.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1972.
- How does Iraq rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Iraq ranks 192nd out of 197 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 (% 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.