Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Iraq
Iraq: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 0.8837 GPI in 2007. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.8837 GPI for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in 2007.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 0.921 GPI in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.4454 GPI, in 1972.
Iraq ranks 180th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Iraq, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4468 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4454 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4554 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4718 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5276 GPI | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5509 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6032 GPI | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6451 GPI | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8268 GPI | +28.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8926 GPI | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.921 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9194 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8873 GPI | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8897 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8856 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9046 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8739 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8958 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8864 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8653 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.867 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8841 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8777 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8837 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5526 GPI | 0.4454 GPI | 0.8268 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8968 GPI | 0.8739 GPI | 0.921 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8825 GPI | 0.8653 GPI | 0.8958 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8781 GPI | 0.867 GPI | 0.8841 GPI | 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, gender parity index in Iraq?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Iraq was 0.8837 GPI in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.921 GPI in 1981.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4454 GPI in 1972.
- How does Iraq rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Iraq ranks 180th out of 189 countries with data for 2007.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.