Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iraq

Iraq: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.007 number per person in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
0.007 number per person
Change on year
up 25.9%
World rank
13th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.007 number per person
in 2007
All-time low
0.0017 number per person
in 1971
Years of data
28
1971–2007

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iraq, 1971–2007

0.0020.0040.0061971198920071971: 0.002 number per person1972: 0.002 number per person1973: 0.002 number per person1974: 0.002 number per person1975: 0.002 number per person1976: 0.002 number per person1977: 0.002 number per person1978: 0.002 number per person1979: 0.003 number per person1980: 0.003 number per person1981: 0.003 number per person1982: 0.003 number per person1983: 0.004 number per person1984: 0.004 number per person1985: 0.005 number per person1986: 0.005 number per person1987: 0.005 number per person1988: 0.005 number per person1989: 0.005 number per person1991: 0.005 number per person1992: 0.005 number per person1993: 0.005 number per person1996: 0.005 number per person1999: 0.004 number per person2000: 0.005 number per person2003: 0.006 number per person2004: 0.006 number per person2007: 0.007 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iraq is 0.007 number per person, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 25.9% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.007 number per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 number per person, in 1971.

Iraq ranks 13th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iraq, 1971 to 2007.
Year number per person Change
1971 0.0017 number per person
1972 0.0018 number per person +4.2%
1973 0.0017 number per person -0.3%
1974 0.0019 number per person +6.0%
1975 0.0019 number per person +0.5%
1976 0.0021 number per person +15.0%
1977 0.0024 number per person +10.3%
1978 0.0025 number per person +5.7%
1979 0.0029 number per person +14.7%
1980 0.0031 number per person +8.3%
1981 0.0032 number per person +4.7%
1982 0.0033 number per person +1.4%
1983 0.0042 number per person +27.0%
1984 0.0044 number per person +6.1%
1985 0.0047 number per person +5.2%
1986 0.0049 number per person +5.2%
1987 0.0049 number per person +0.5%
1988 0.0047 number per person -4.4%
1989 0.0052 number per person +10.0%
1991 0.0053 number per person +1.8%
1992 0.0047 number per person -11.6%
1993 0.0047 number per person -0.2%
1996 0.0048 number per person +2.8%
1999 0.0043 number per person -10.4%
2000 0.005 number per person +17.3%
2003 0.0059 number per person +17.5%
2004 0.0055 number per person -6.9%
2007 0.007 number per person +25.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0021 number per person 0.0017 number per person 0.0029 number per person 9
1980s 0.0043 number per person 0.0031 number per person 0.0052 number per person 10
1990s 0.0048 number per person 0.0043 number per person 0.0053 number per person 5
2000s 0.0059 number per person 0.005 number per person 0.007 number per person 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0073 number per person compare
  2. 11 Brunei Darussalam 0.0071 number per person compare
  3. 12 American Samoa 0.007 number per person compare
  4. 14 Dominica 0.0068 number per person compare
  5. 15 British Virgin Islands 0.0068 number per person compare
  6. 16 Costa Rica 0.0067 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iraq?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iraq was 0.007 number per person in 2007, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.007 number per person in 2007.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 number per person in 1971.
How does Iraq rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
Iraq ranks 13th out of 196 countries with data for 2007.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.