Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Iraq
Iraq: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 57.1% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Iraq, 1975–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Iraq is 57.1%, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Iraq peaked at 57.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 1976.
That places Iraq 146th out of 161 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 30.8% | — |
| 1976 | 29.7% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 34.2% | +15.0% |
| 1978 | 37.9% | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 44.3% | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 48.2% | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 52.1% | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 53.1% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 50.6% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 48.8% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 48.5% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | -19.6% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.4% | 29.7% | 44.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 48.2% | 53.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 38.0% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 39.8% | 57.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Iraq?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Iraq was 57.1% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 1976.
- How does Iraq rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Iraq ranks 146th out of 161 countries with data for 2007.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release