Secondary education, pupils in Iraq
Iraq: Secondary education, pupils was 41.4% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2007, secondary education, pupils in Iraq stood at 41.4%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Iraq peaked at 41.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 1975.
Iraq ranks 192nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28.9% | — |
| 1972 | 29.0% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 29.0% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 29.3% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 28.7% | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 29.0% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 30.3% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 30.2% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 30.6% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 32.3% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 33.0% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 34.6% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 34.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 35.5% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 35.3% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 36.3% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 37.3% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 37.8% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 37.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 37.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 37.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4% | 28.7% | 30.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 34.8% | 30.6% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 37.6% | 37.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 36.6% | 41.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 189 Togo 42.0% compare
- 190 Niger 41.9% compare
- 191 Equatorial Guinea 41.7% compare
- 193 Yemen 41.2% compare
- 194 Papua New Guinea 40.7% compare
- 195 Central African Republic 40.1% compare
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 secondary education, pupils in Iraq?
- Secondary education, pupils in Iraq was 41.4% in 2007, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 1975.
- How does Iraq rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Iraq ranks 192nd out of 203 countries with data for 2007.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.