Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iraq
Iraq: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.04 GPIA in 2007. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1.04 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2007.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iraq peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9671 GPIA, in 1978.
That places Iraq 60th out of 211 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iraq, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.983 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.978 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9671 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9725 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9695 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9837 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9845 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9863 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9969 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.993 GPIA | 0.9671 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 0.9695 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iraq?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iraq was 1.04 GPIA in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9671 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Iraq rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Iraq ranks 60th out of 211 countries with data for 2007.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release