Education in Iraq

1,525 indicators covering education for Iraq.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 4.47 million 2025 up 21.5% 24th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 1.74 million 2025 up 32.8% 25th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 1.65 million 2025 up 32.4% 25th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 3.39 million 2025 up 32.6% 25th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 602,982 2025 up 33.8% 22nd
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 573,608 2025 up 33.7% 22nd
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 1.18 million 2025 up 33.7% 22nd
School age population, primary education, male 3.47 million 2025 up 20.4% 23rd
School age population, primary education, female 3.30 million 2025 up 20.3% 24th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 6.78 million 2025 up 20.4% 24th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 556,309 2025 up 8.5% 25th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 529,114 2025 up 8.5% 26th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 1.09 million 2025 up 8.5% 25th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 561,246 2025 up 5.9% 25th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 533,712 2025 up 5.9% 27th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 1.09 million 2025 up 5.9% 26th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 1.13 million 2025 up 3.8% 32nd
School age population, pre-primary education, female 1.07 million 2025 up 3.8% 32nd
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 2.20 million 2025 up 3.8% 32nd
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 4.86 million 2007 up 67.5% 33rd
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 89.3% 2007 up 20.9% 160th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Primary education, pupils 4.86 million 2007 up 67.5% 33rd
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, pupils 2.04 million 2007 up 75.6% 51st
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.1855 units per square kilometre 2007 up 133.5% 123rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 113.8% 2007 up 27.6% 27th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.8337 GPIA 2007 down 1.7% 211th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 94.9% 2007 up 25.4% 161st
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.04 years 2023 down 6.4% 92nd
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.76 years 2023 up 0.1% 122nd
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 10.7% 2007 down 59.0% 49th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 15.47 % change on previous year 2004 up 4,204.0% 6th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9544 GPIA 2023 up 6.9% 181st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 91.9% 2007 up 29.6% 127th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 74.8% 2007 up 33.7% 163rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11 years 2007 up 31.2% 127th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.803 GPI 2007 up 2.9% 186th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.83 years 2007 up 35.0% 167th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 52,985 2007 up 28.8% 112th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 55,944 2007 up 27.5% 113th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 818,729 2007 up 126.3% 7th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.708 units per square kilometre 2007 up 111.9% 20th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 1.16 units per square kilometre 2007 up 136.0% 14th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2007 down 85.0% 140th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.2491 number per square kilometre 2007 up 28.1% 174th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 51.5% 1999 down 24.1% 151st
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 47.2% 1999 down 2.8% 154th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0025 units per person 2007 down 56.3% 130th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 70,869 2007 down 42.4% 80th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 148,363 2007 up 138.2% 43rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 70.03 % change on previous year 2004 up 367.7% 2nd
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.3392 units per square kilometre 2007 up 138.2% 122nd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.162 units per square kilometre 2007 down 42.4% 130th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 83.2% 2007 up 20.8% 155th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 50.6% 2007 up 30.4% 179th
Number of under-five deaths, male 14,255 2024 down 29.8% 39th
Number of under-five deaths, female 11,141 2024 down 30.3% 38th
Number of infant deaths, male 13,186 2024 down 29.0% 35th
Number of infant deaths, female 10,270 2024 down 29.5% 37th