Education in Iraq 1,525 indicators covering education for Iraq. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 19.0% 2025 up 2.2% 38th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 17.2% 2025 up 26.5% 40th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.19 modelled data 2025 down 1.6% 29th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 730,640 2007 up 99.7% 55th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.3471 GPIA 2007 down 2.1% 146th Primary education, pupils 44.4% 2007 down 1.1% 198th Inequality in education 0.2975 2023 down 2.9% 45th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 12.7% 1999 down 27.7% 26th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 35.3% 2007 up 87.0% 153rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 44.8% 2007 up 55.7% 145th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.7876 GPI 2007 up 20.1% 164th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 312,003 2007 up 121.9% 56th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.16 modelled data 2025 down 6.6% 39th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 2 2025 unchanged 45th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2005 — 110th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 418,637 2007 up 85.9% 50th Tertiary education, academic staff 35.1% 2005 up 14.2% 121st Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2022 down 90.0% 176th End month of the academic school year 8 tertiary education 2022 up 33.3% 56th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 86,677 2007 down 15.2% 11th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.09 modelled data 2025 down 13.7% 45th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 9.7% 1999 down 36.1% 24th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 11.9% 1999 down 34.9% 28th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.1% 2005 — 133rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 62.0% 2007 up 41.0% 172nd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2005 — 153rd Persistence to grade 5, female 63.3% 1999 down 0.1% 135th Persistence to grade 5, male 67.4% 1999 down 16.3% 130th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 91.3% 2007 up 17.3% 156th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 51.6% 2007 up 54.6% 181st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 72.0% 2007 up 32.9% 159th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.7163 GPIA 2007 up 16.4% 196th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.5% 2005 — 182nd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2005 — 159th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 2.0% 2005 — 167th School enrollment, secondary 45.2% 2007 up 47.4% 130th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 2.39 million 2017 down 22.1% 16th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.62 years 2023 up 6.8% 125th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 81.4% 2007 up 19.5% 175th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.8072 GPIA 2007 up 3.4% 197th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 100.8% 2007 up 15.6% 84th Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 81,974 2007 up 103.8% 4th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 143,217 2007 up 102.9% 2nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2007 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 2.20 million 2025 up 3.8% 40th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 1.01 million 2017 down 24.2% 18th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 3.40 million 2017 down 22.7% 18th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 70.0% 2017 unchanged 7th School age population, early childhood education, female 1.07 million 2025 up 3.8% 40th School age population, early childhood education, male 1.13 million 2025 up 3.8% 40th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 38.0% 2007 up 61.3% 166th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 110,558 2007 up 75.6% 6th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 302,241 2007 up 33.2% 7th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.9 years 2023 up 0.4% 110th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.32 years 2023 up 15.0% 139th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9353 GPIA 2023 up 14.6% 185th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 8.1% 2003 down 51.6% 34th ← Previous 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