Education in Iraq

1,525 indicators covering education for Iraq.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 22.09 2005 down 4.0% 46th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 GPIA 2023 101st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3029 UIS estimate 2023 up 87.5% 117th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 10 2023 up 25.0% 112th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 8 2023 up 14.3% 120th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 unchanged 175th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 2.6% 171st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 GPIA 2023 down 50.0% 38th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.35 UIS estimate 2023 down 11.3% 51st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 GPIA 2023 down 50.0% 43rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.4 UIS estimate 2023 down 11.8% 52nd
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 551,278 number 2007 down 33.3% 15th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female 63.3% 1999 down 0.1% 135th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male 67.4% 1999 down 16.3% 130th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 0.9392 GPIA 1999 up 19.4% 144th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 2025 unchanged 4th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education in years 2 2025 unchanged 55th
Theoretical duration of primary education in years 6 2025 unchanged 5th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 2025 unchanged 17th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education in years 3 2025 unchanged 38th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 2025 unchanged 21st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 2025 unchanged 9th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education in years 3 2025 unchanged 25th
Number of primary education enrolments 4.86 million 2007 up 67.5% 8th
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education 76.4 2020 up 21.3% 122nd
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education 47.1 2020 up 42.7% 126th
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education 45.4 2020 up 106.4% 100th
School-age population 2.20 million 2025 up 3.8% 8th
School-age population 3.39 million 2025 up 32.6% 9th
School-age population 2.99 million 2025 up 23.1% 7th
School-age population 6.78 million 2025 up 20.4% 5th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 23,395 number 2007 up 57.9% 9th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 1.01 million number 2017 down 23.8% 30th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 3.32 million number 2017 down 22.1% 29th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 2.31 million number 2017 down 21.3% 26th
Number of pre-primary education enrolments 108,929 2007 up 28.1% 46th
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female 100.0% 2007 unchanged 1st
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 196,503 number 2017 down 53.3% 22nd
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 487,040 number 2017 down 54.4% 20th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 290,538 number 2017 down 55.2% 21st
Average years of schooling 7.91 years 2020 up 16.6% 105th
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships 9.88 million 2024 up 156.4% 38th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 100.0% 2007 unchanged 1st
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 years 2019 unchanged 15th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 3.9% 1999 down 76.8% 40th
Population, ages 3-5, female 1.27 million 2015 up 4.8% 27th
Population, ages 3-5, male 1.32 million 2015 up 5.3% 27th
Population, ages 3-5, total 2.59 million 2015 up 5.1% 27th
Population, ages 4-6, female 1.25 million 2015 up 5.2% 26th
Population, ages 4-6, male 1.31 million 2015 up 5.7% 26th
Population, ages 4-6, total 2.56 million 2015 up 5.5% 26th
Population, ages 5-9, female 2.06 million 2015 up 7.6% 27th
Population, ages 5-9, male 2.14 million 2015 up 7.9% 27th
Population, ages 5-9, total 4.20 million 2015 up 7.8% 27th
Population, ages 5-10, female 2.47 million 2015 up 8.5% 27th
Population, ages 5-10, male 2.57 million 2015 up 8.8% 27th
Population, ages 5-10, total 5.03 million 2015 up 8.6% 27th
Population, ages 5-11, female 2.87 million 2015 up 9.5% 27th
Population, ages 5-11, male 2.99 million 2015 up 9.7% 27th
Population, ages 5-11, total 5.86 million 2015 up 9.6% 27th