Secondary education, pupils in Iraq
Iraq: Secondary education, pupils was 2.04 million in 2007. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Iraq is 2.04 million, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Iraq peaked at 2.04 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 313,972, in 1971.
Iraq ranks 51st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 507,885 | 313,972 | 845,992 | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.11 million | 969,987 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 million | 1.11 million | 1.16 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.54 million | 1.22 million | 2.04 million | 5 |
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 secondary education, pupils in Iraq?
- Secondary education, pupils in Iraq was 2.04 million in 2007, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 313,972 in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Iraq ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2007.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. 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 Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.