School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iraq
Iraq: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.7493 GPI in 2007. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2007, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iraq stood at 0.7493 GPI. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 0.7493 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4228 GPI, in 1975.
Iraq ranks 184th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iraq, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4244 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4274 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.428 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4346 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4228 GPI | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4299 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4562 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4562 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4567 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.466 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5026 GPI | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.517 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5527 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.556 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5735 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5694 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5963 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6222 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6371 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6418 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6378 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6335 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6184 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6086 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7163 GPI | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6721 GPI | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7493 GPI | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4374 GPI | 0.4228 GPI | 0.4567 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5593 GPI | 0.466 GPI | 0.6371 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6377 GPI | 0.6335 GPI | 0.6418 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.673 GPI | 0.6086 GPI | 0.7493 GPI | 5 |
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More education data for Iraq
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iraq?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iraq was 0.7493 GPI in 2007, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7493 GPI in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4228 GPI in 1975.
- How does Iraq rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Iraq ranks 184th out of 196 countries with data for 2007.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.