Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Iraq
Iraq: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 0.9172 GPI in 1999. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Iraq, 1971–1999
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 1999, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Iraq stood at 0.9172 GPI.
The figure is up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Iraq peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.6912 GPI, in 1971.
Iraq ranks 153rd of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Iraq, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6912 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8696 GPI | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 0.864 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8032 GPI | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7077 GPI | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8196 GPI | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8511 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 1.04 GPI | +22.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7161 GPI | -31.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9172 GPI | +28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8082 GPI | 0.6912 GPI | 0.8696 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.8233 GPI | 0.7077 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9172 GPI | 0.9172 GPI | 0.9172 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 150 Yemen 0.9289 GPI
- 151 Republic of Moldova 0.9271 GPI compare
- 152 Benin 0.9219 GPI compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 0.831 GPI compare
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1713 units per person (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Iraq?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Iraq was 0.9172 GPI in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1987.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6912 GPI in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Iraq ranks 153rd out of 154 countries with data for 1999.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.