Start month of the academic school year in Iraq
Iraq: Start month of the academic school year was 1 tertiary education in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 206 countries
All-time high
10 tertiary education
in 2011
All-time low
1 tertiary education
in 2021
Years of data
24
1998–2022
Start month of the academic school year in Iraq, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1 tertiary education for start month of the academic school year in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Iraq peaked at 10 tertiary education in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1 tertiary education, in 2021.
That places Iraq 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Iraq, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 tertiary education | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 tertiary education | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 tertiary education | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 tertiary education | -90.0% |
| 2022 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 174 Australia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Colombia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Costa Rica 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Dominican Republic 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Ecuador 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Guatemala 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Honduras 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Kenya 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Cambodia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Kiribati 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Lebanon 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Sri Lanka 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Maldives 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Montenegro 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Malaysia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Namibia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Nicaragua 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Naoero 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 New Zealand 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Papua New Guinea 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Paraguay 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Palestine, State of 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 El Salvador 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Eswatini 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Seychelles 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Timor-Leste 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Tonga 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Samoa 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 South Africa 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Zambia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Zimbabwe 1 tertiary education compare
More education data for Iraq
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2007)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108,929 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 70.03 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 424,908 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3 % change on previous year (2005)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 197,420 (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,470 (2007)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 153,711 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2005)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Iraq?
- Start month of the academic school year in Iraq was 1 tertiary education in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 10 tertiary education in 2011.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tertiary education in 2021.
- How does Iraq rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Iraq ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release