Education in Iraq

1,525 indicators covering education for Iraq.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 1.03 million number 2019 up 26.9% 35th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2007 down 85.0% 133rd
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 0.0% 1991 206th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2007 down 77.5% 18th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0288 units per person 2007 up 88.4% 9th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2007 down 75.1% 38th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0054 units per person 2005 up 37.7% 149th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0095 units per person 2005 up 26.3% 114th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 27.19 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.7% 110th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.6559 units per square kilometre 2007 up 97.2% 82nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2005 up 21.9% 59th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2005 up 11.8% 22nd
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 1.93 units per square kilometre 2007 up 93.0% 139th
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 12.36 years 2023 up 9.3% 133rd
School enrollment, preprimary 3.8% 2011 down 27.0% 192nd
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 2.73 units per square kilometre 2007 up 65.1% 122nd
School enrollment, tertiary, male 19.6% 2005 up 29.8% 120th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 11.4% 2005 up 41.7% 150th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.5838 GPI 2005 up 9.1% 174th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.7493 GPI 2007 up 17.5% 184th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year 2004 up 3.2% 32nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.2491 units per square kilometre 2007 up 28.1% 179th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 1.97 million 2007 up 89.5% 45th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0029 units per person 2007 up 76.9% 127th
Secondary education, teachers, female 81,142 2007 up 133.5% 42nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9715 units per square kilometre 2005 up 56.5% 133rd
Average years of schooling among adults 6.78 years 2023 up 3.7% 145th
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 6.78 years 2023 up 3.7% 145th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 6.78 years 2023 up 3.7% 145th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 0.0% 1993 196th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2007 down 72.6% 37th
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 8.04 years 2023 up 2.2% 133rd
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 9.5% 155th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0109 units per person 2007 up 76.4% 11th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0179 units per person 2007 up 96.5% 6th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 12.87 years 2023 up 6.1% 110th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2007 down 12.0% 26th
Primary completion rate, male 73.1% 2007 up 17.8% 153rd
Primary completion rate, female 53.7% 2007 up 7.4% 180th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2007 down 2.0% 21st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 7.5% 148th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0052 units per person 2007 up 80.4% 123rd
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.3392 units per square kilometre 2007 up 138.2% 122nd
Duration of compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 182nd
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0693 units per person 2007 up 43.6% 101st
Secondary education, general pupils 1.97 million 2007 up 89.6% 45th
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2007 down 72.0% 54th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108,929 number 2007 up 40.0% 111th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 44.9% 2007 up 80.3% 160th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 83.6% 2007 up 31.4% 146th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 9.95 years 2007 up 32.9% 153rd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.4514 units per square kilometre 2007 up 91.2% 79th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 0.1211 units per square kilometre 2007 up 28.8% 176th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.2046 units per square kilometre 2007 up 112.1% 67th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 0.1279 units per square kilometre 2007 up 27.5% 176th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 1.87 units per square kilometre 2007 up 126.3% 18th