Education in Iraq

1,525 indicators covering education for Iraq.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.5% 2007 down 67.2% 140th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 9.7% 2007 down 46.8% 110th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 33.1% 2007 up 79.2% 171st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.7729 GPI 2007 up 19.4% 184th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 42.8% 2007 up 50.1% 160th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 4 years 2025 unchanged 7th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 2 years 2025 unchanged 168th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2007 unchanged 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 59.3% 2004 down 2.4% 165th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2007 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 105,006 2007 up 70.2% 6th
Progression to secondary school, male 85.4% 1999 up 8.7% 128th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 90.3% 2007 up 10.4% 77th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 424,908 number 2005 up 56.5% 55th
School enrollment, secondary, female 40.3% 2007 up 65.9% 131st
School enrollment, secondary, male 49.8% 2007 up 35.6% 121st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 9.7% 2007 down 46.8% 117th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 89.3% 2007 up 20.9% 158th
Progression to secondary school, female 66.8% 1999 up 6.0% 149th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 31,566 number 2018 up 240.7% 39th
Literacy rate, youth female 90.9% 2021 up 26.3% 76th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 10.9% 1999 down 35.3% 23rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 28.1% 2007 down 44.3% 25th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 25,739 2007 down 20.9% 17th
Children out of school, primary 498,693 2007 down 45.7% 22nd
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 498,693 2007 down 45.7% 22nd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 60,938 2007 down 12.6% 7th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 10.7% 2007 down 59.0% 49th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 85.1% 2007 up 14.5% 82nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 97.3% 2007 up 3.9% 57th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 14.9% 2007 down 42.0% 110th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 2.7% 2007 down 57.0% 136th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 80,507 2007 up 18.0% 17th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 844,474 number 2007 up 93.0% 52nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 118 2023 down 62.2% 86th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 221,734 2007 up 39.8% 5th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 86.8% 2004 up 17.0% 126th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 98.9% 2004 up 19.4% 16th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 8.9% 1999 down 33.9% 26th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 12.4% 1999 down 31.9% 24th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 79,185 2007 up 88.3% 4th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 31,373 2007 up 50.1% 8th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 10.8% 1999 down 32.3% 28th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 9.3% 2003 down 51.7% 29th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 6.6% 2003 down 51.5% 34th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.7626 GPIA 2004 up 1.7% 180th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 51.1% 2004 down 1.5% 168th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 67.1% 2004 down 3.1% 142nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 3,676 2023 down 24.0% 104th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 530 2023 up 15.7% 24th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 21,453 2023 up 2,321.3% 14th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 44,061 2023 up 139.4% 30th
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2019 unchanged 53rd
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 10.7% 1999 down 28.8% 25th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 69.6% 135th
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 14th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 81,611 2007 up 74.1% 3rd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 23,395 2007 up 57.9% 14th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 12.7% 1999 down 27.7% 28th