Education in Iraq 110 indicators covering education for Iraq. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 2,962 2024 up 10.3% 32nd Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 3,525 2024 up 6.8% 42nd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 3,574 2024 up 9.9% 47th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 109.1% 2007 up 5.9% 41st Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 111.1% 2007 down 3.6% 38th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 3.0% 2100 down 9.5% 19th Number of adults with no formal education by region 2.82 million people 2100 down 8.6% 10th Population by level of education 37.24 million people 2100 up 11.1% 23rd Repeaters, primary, female 14.4% 2007 up 55.6% 14th Repeaters, primary, male 18.8% 2007 up 76.1% 11th School enrollment, primary 92.8% 2007 up 21.9% 107th Over-age students, primary 12.8% 2007 up 46.4% 50th Secondary education, teachers 54.7% 2007 down 1.9% 127th School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% 2007 up 21.7% 117th School enrollment, primary, male 98.4% 2007 up 22.0% 11th Over-age students, primary, male 14.7% 2007 up 46.1% 45th Over-age students, primary, female 10.4% 2007 up 46.2% 60th Compulsory education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 177th Progression to secondary school 77.3% 1999 up 8.2% 143rd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 93.0% 2004 up 18.3% 119th Primary education, pupils 44.4% 2007 down 1.1% 198th Tertiary education, academic staff 35.1% 2005 up 14.2% 121st Persistence to grade 5, female 63.3% 1999 down 0.1% 135th Persistence to grade 5, male 67.4% 1999 down 16.3% 130th School enrollment, secondary 45.2% 2007 up 47.4% 130th Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th Progression to secondary school, male 85.4% 1999 up 8.7% 128th School enrollment, secondary, female 40.3% 2007 up 65.9% 131st School enrollment, secondary, male 49.8% 2007 up 35.6% 121st Progression to secondary school, female 66.8% 1999 up 6.0% 149th Literacy rate, youth female 90.9% 2021 up 26.3% 76th Children out of school, primary 498,693 2007 down 45.7% 22nd 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 Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.9689 GPI 2021 up 6.5% 72nd Literacy rate, youth male 93.8% 2021 up 7.4% 62nd Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.96 2007 down 15.1% 117th Literacy rate, youth total 92.4% 2021 up 10.6% 64th Secondary education, pupils 41.4% 2007 up 9.9% 192nd Children out of school, primary, female 381,552 2007 down 28.7% 18th Children out of school, primary, male 117,141 2007 down 69.5% 40th Literacy rate, adult total 84.1% 2021 up 8.9% 56th Literacy rate, adult male 90.3% 2021 up 5.1% 52nd Adolescents out of school 33.1% 2007 down 35.9% 23rd Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.73 2007 down 26.3% 103rd Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 15.06 2007 down 14.2% 109th Adolescents out of school, female 42.9% 2007 down 30.9% 16th Adolescents out of school, male 23.7% 2007 down 43.1% 38th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 22.09 2005 down 4.0% 46th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 28.6% 2021 up 1.1% 114th ← Previous Page 2 of 2