Share of population with no formal education in Iraq
Iraq: Share of population with no formal education was 13.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population with no formal education in Iraq, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 13.2% for share of population with no formal education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with no formal education in Iraq peaked at 99.9% in 1870 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2020.
That places Iraq 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of population with no formal education in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 99.9% | — |
| 1875 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 1920 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 97.2% | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 95.6% | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 93.0% | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 88.1% | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 79.3% | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 72.5% | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 64.5% | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 52.9% | -18.0% |
| 1990 | 42.1% | -20.4% |
| 1995 | 34.4% | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1880s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1890s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 1900s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 2 |
| 1910s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 1920s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 1930s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 2 |
| 1940s | 98.8% | 98.5% | 99.0% | 2 |
| 1950s | 96.4% | 95.6% | 97.2% | 2 |
| 1960s | 90.5% | 88.1% | 93.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 75.9% | 72.5% | 79.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 52.9% | 64.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 34.4% | 42.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 26.2% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 16.7% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2007)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.076 units per person (2007)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2007)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0953 units per person (2007)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2007)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 15.47 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 286,890 (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.19 % change on previous year (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with no formal education in Iraq?
- Share of population with no formal education in Iraq was 13.2% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with no formal education recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population with no formal education recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for share of population with no formal education?
- Iraq ranks 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population with no formal education rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.