Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Iraq
Iraq: Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity was 0.1926 GPIA in 2007. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.1926 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.9% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iraq peaked at 1.32 GPIA in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1926 GPIA, in 2007.
Iraq ranks 189th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Iraq, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7324 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7374 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7734 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8837 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8959 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.22 GPIA | +36.5% |
| 1977 | 1.24 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 1.32 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 1.27 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 1.3 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.25 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.18 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 1.15 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.12 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8398 GPIA | -17.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8039 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8082 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8281 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7376 GPIA | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5716 GPIA | -22.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2563 GPIA | -55.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3596 GPIA | +40.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4393 GPIA | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7318 GPIA | +66.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7368 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1926 GPIA | -73.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.1926 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7284 GPIA, 26% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.1926 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5491 GPIA, 35% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -73.9% | 0.7368 GPIA | 0.1926 GPIA |
| 2003 | +66.6% | 0.4393 GPIA | 0.7318 GPIA |
| 1999 | -55.2% | 0.5716 GPIA | 0.2563 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.7324 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.8039 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5218 GPIA | 0.2563 GPIA | 0.7376 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.492 GPIA | 0.1926 GPIA | 0.7368 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.22 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.28 (2007)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,363 (2007)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 818,729 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,944 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,985 (2007)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.04 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iraq?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iraq was 0.1926 GPIA in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 GPIA in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1926 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Iraq rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Iraq ranks 189th out of 201 countries with data for 2007.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release