Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Iraq
Iraq: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 6.5% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Iraq, 1999–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 6.5% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2007. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Iraq peaked at 6.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2003.
Iraq ranks 175th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 6.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Iraq?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Iraq was 6.5% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2003.
- How does Iraq rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Iraq ranks 175th out of 178 countries with data for 2007.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.