Education in Iraq

1,525 indicators covering education for Iraq.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 4.5 units per square kilometre 2007 up 89.6% 121st
School enrollment, preprimary, male 4.1% 2011 down 21.4% 189th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 3.6% 2011 down 32.5% 189th
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year 2004 up 13.2% 41st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 70,869 2007 down 32.0% 80th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 49.5% 1999 down 14.8% 168th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.3514 units per square kilometre 2005 up 65.5% 143rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.6201 units per square kilometre 2005 up 51.8% 121st
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2007 down 77.7% 73rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.8079 years 2005 up 38.5% 124th
Secondary education, general pupils 42.5% 2007 up 8.6% 194th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 197,420 number 2007 up 92.1% 22nd
Lower secondary completion rate, female 40.8% 2007 up 92.0% 165th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 48.8% 2007 up 71.8% 153rd
Children out of school 10.7% 2007 down 59.0% 47th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 108,929 number 2007 up 28.1% 111th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0038 number per person 2007 down 3.0% 191st
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 599,012 2025 up 35.6% 22nd
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 570,009 2025 up 35.3% 22nd
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 1.17 million 2025 up 35.4% 22nd
Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th
Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 271,197 2005 up 51.8% 52nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 153,711 2005 up 65.5% 78th
Teachers in primary education, male 89,470 2007 up 112.1% 20th
Teachers in primary education, female 197,420 2007 up 91.2% 23rd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 68.8% 2007 down 3.1% 142nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 104.6% 2007 up 26.6% 69th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.9 years 2023 down 3.4% 104th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.0% 2007 down 86.1% 167th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.2% 2007 down 58.6% 142nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 424,908 2005 up 56.5% 60th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.0% 2007 up 6.7% 63rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.8% 2007 up 8.5% 84th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 108,929 2007 up 28.1% 114th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.19 million 2007 up 65.1% 50th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 844,474 2007 up 93.0% 53rd
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 286,890 2007 up 97.2% 23rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.5% 2007 down 67.2% 159th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% 2007 up 8.0% 76th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 2.04 million 2007 up 75.6% 51st
Enrolment in primary education, male 2.71 million 2007 up 69.0% 27th
Enrolment in primary education, female 2.16 million 2007 up 65.7% 38th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.53 million 2025 up 23.5% 23rd
School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.46 million 2025 up 22.7% 24th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.99 million 2025 up 23.1% 23rd
School age population, secondary education, male 3.27 million 2025 up 28.3% 24th
School age population, secondary education, female 3.11 million 2025 up 27.7% 24th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 6.38 million 2025 up 28.0% 24th
School age population, tertiary education, male 2.29 million 2025 up 22.0% 24th
School age population, tertiary education, female 2.18 million 2025 up 20.9% 24th