Teachers in primary education, female in Iraq
Iraq: Teachers in primary education, female was 197,420 number in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2007, teachers in primary education, female in Iraq stood at 197,420 number. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 29.6% on the previous year and up 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Iraq peaked at 197,420 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16,957 number, in 1971.
Iraq ranks 22nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16,957 number | — |
| 1972 | 18,290 number | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 18,868 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 20,697 number | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 21,509 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 25,557 number | +18.8% |
| 1977 | 29,132 number | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 31,856 number | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 37,748 number | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 42,194 number | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 45,516 number | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 47,489 number | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 62,151 number | +30.9% |
| 1984 | 68,040 number | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 73,332 number | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 79,063 number | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 81,648 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 79,907 number | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 90,246 number | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 94,029 number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 85,629 number | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 89,684 number | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 103,270 number | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 101,763 number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 123,296 number | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 159,006 number | +29.0% |
| 2004 | 152,346 number | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 197,420 number | +29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,513 number | 16,957 number | 37,748 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 66,959 number | 42,194 number | 90,246 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 94,875 number | 85,629 number | 103,270 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 158,017 number | 123,296 number | 197,420 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 286,890 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.57 (2007)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Iraq?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Iraq was 197,420 number in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 197,420 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,957 number in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Iraq ranks 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2007.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.