Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iraq

Iraq: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.1926 GPIA in 2007. ▼ Falling

Latest (2007)
0.1926 GPIA
Change on year
down 73.9%
World rank
188th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.32 GPIA
in 1978
All-time low
0.1926 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
27
1971–2007

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iraq, 1971–2007

0.250.50.7511.21971198920071971: 0.732 GPIA1972: 0.737 GPIA1973: 0.773 GPIA1974: 0.884 GPIA1975: 0.896 GPIA1976: 1.2 GPIA1977: 1.2 GPIA1978: 1.3 GPIA1979: 1.3 GPIA1980: 1.3 GPIA1981: 1.2 GPIA1982: 1.2 GPIA1983: 1.1 GPIA1984: 1.1 GPIA1985: 1 GPIA1986: 0.84 GPIA1987: 0.804 GPIA1988: 0.808 GPIA1989: 0.828 GPIA1993: 0.738 GPIA1996: 0.572 GPIA1999: 0.256 GPIA2000: 0.36 GPIA2001: 0.439 GPIA2003: 0.732 GPIA2004: 0.737 GPIA2007: 0.193 GPIA

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 188th of 198 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 in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Iraq, 1971 to 2007.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 185 Albania 0.2139 GPIA compare
  2. 186 Myanmar 0.2012 GPIA compare
  3. 187 Micronesia (country) 0.1996 GPIA compare
  4. 189 Oman 0.1893 GPIA compare
  5. 190 Hong Kong 0.1569 GPIA compare
  6. 191 Comoros 0.1202 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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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 188th out of 198 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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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
201 places, 5,904 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release