Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Iraq
Iraq: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 89.3% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2007, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Iraq stood at 89.3%.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Iraq peaked at 94.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 1971.
That places Iraq 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 56.2% | — |
| 1972 | 57.4% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 59.0% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 61.2% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 62.5% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 71.7% | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 74.4% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 76.6% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 90.8% | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 94.0% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 91.8% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 86.8% | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 85.6% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 87.3% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 88.9% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 90.5% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 89.5% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 79.4% | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 73.9% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 84.7% | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 82.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.8% | 56.2% | 90.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 89.3% | 85.6% | 94.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 79.3% | 73.9% | 84.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 82.4% | 89.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2007)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108,929 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 70.03 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 424,908 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3 % change on previous year (2005)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 197,420 (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,470 (2007)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 153,711 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2005)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Iraq?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Iraq was 89.3% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2007.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release