School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Iraq
Iraq: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.5838 GPI in 2005. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Iraq, 1971–2005
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2005, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Iraq stood at 0.5838 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 0.6559 GPI in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2654 GPI, in 1973.
Iraq ranks 174th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Iraq, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2874 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.2772 GPI | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2654 GPI | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3377 GPI | +27.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4179 GPI | +23.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4944 GPI | +18.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4768 GPI | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4885 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4864 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4541 GPI | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4738 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4548 GPI | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4686 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.479 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4125 GPI | -13.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5727 GPI | +38.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6385 GPI | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6559 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6124 GPI | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5349 GPI | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5318 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5323 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5844 GPI | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5838 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3924 GPI | 0.2654 GPI | 0.4944 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5223 GPI | 0.4125 GPI | 0.6559 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5349 GPI | 0.5349 GPI | 0.5349 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5581 GPI | 0.5318 GPI | 0.5844 GPI | 4 |
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 enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Iraq?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Iraq was 0.5838 GPI in 2005, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6559 GPI in 1988.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2654 GPI in 1973.
- How does Iraq rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Iraq ranks 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2005.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.