Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq
Iraq: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8753 GPIA in 2007. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq is 0.8753 GPIA, measured in 2007.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 0.9081 GPIA in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.4403 GPIA, in 1972.
Iraq ranks 173rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4417 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4403 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.45 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.466 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5208 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5436 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5944 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6349 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8784 GPIA | +38.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9081 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9063 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8751 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8771 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8745 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8936 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8632 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8863 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8765 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8547 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8554 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8709 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8651 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8753 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5115 GPIA | 0.4403 GPIA | 0.6349 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.8845 GPIA | 0.8632 GPIA | 0.9081 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8725 GPIA | 0.8547 GPIA | 0.8863 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8667 GPIA | 0.8554 GPIA | 0.8753 GPIA | 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 total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq was 0.8753 GPIA in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9081 GPIA in 1981.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4403 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Iraq rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iraq ranks 173rd out of 178 countries with data for 2007.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release