Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Iraq
Iraq: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 50.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
50.8
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
56th
of 62 countries
All-time high
50.8
in 2023
All-time low
14.92
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Iraq stood at 50.8. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Iraq peaked at 50.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.92, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 56th of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.79 | — |
| 1991 | 17.5 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 17.01 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 16.43 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 15.83 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 15.42 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 15.31 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.39 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 15.31 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.06 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 14.92 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 15.07 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 15.44 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 15.84 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 16.07 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 16.5 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 17.16 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 18.35 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 19.76 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 21.16 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 22.23 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 23.05 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 24.02 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 25.47 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 27.59 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 30.31 | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 33.5 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 37.13 | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 40.56 | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 43.51 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 45.94 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 48 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 49.47 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 50.8 | +2.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 50.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.81, 60% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 50.8 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.07, 87% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.11 | 15.06 | 17.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.03 | 14.92 | 21.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.74 | 22.23 | 43.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.55 | 45.94 | 50.8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.22 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.28 (2007)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,363 (2007)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 818,729 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,944 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,985 (2007)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.04 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Iraq?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Iraq was 50.8 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.92 in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Iraq ranks 56th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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