Secondary education, teachers in Iraq
Iraq: Secondary education, teachers was 54.7% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2007, secondary education, teachers in Iraq stood at 54.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Iraq peaked at 68.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1971.
That places Iraq 127th out of 198 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.9% | — |
| 1972 | 32.9% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 34.2% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 39.2% | +14.7% |
| 1976 | 39.8% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 40.2% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 38.9% | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 38.1% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 38.3% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 40.0% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 42.5% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 44.9% | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 50.4% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 52.8% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 51.0% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 52.7% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 54.2% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | +23.2% |
| 2000 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 58.3% | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.0% | 32.9% | 40.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 38.3% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.5% | 54.2% | 68.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 54.7% | 68.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 124 Lesotho 55.2% compare
- 125 Hong Kong, China 55.2% compare
- 126 Guatemala 54.9% compare
- 128 Mexico 53.7% compare
- 129 Switzerland 52.2% compare
- 130 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 52.1% compare
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Iraq?
- Secondary education, teachers in Iraq was 54.7% in 2007, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Iraq ranks 127th out of 198 countries with data for 2007.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.