Education in Iraq

1,525 indicators covering education for Iraq.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 4.5 years 2023 up 44.7% 157th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.5993 years 2005 up 47.1% 135th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 0.5954 GPI 2005 up 9.9% 161st
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 1.01 years 2005 up 33.9% 105th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 10.41 years 2023 up 12.9% 155th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 79.5% 2007 up 27.3% 176th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2007 down 93.2% 110th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.007 number per person 2007 up 44.8% 13th
Teachers in primary education, female 197,420 number 2007 up 91.2% 22nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 309,641 2007 up 111.9% 11th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 509,088 2007 up 136.0% 6th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.4514 number per square kilometre 2007 up 91.2% 75th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.8753 index 2007 down 0.1% 174th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2007 down 77.5% 21st
Children out of school, female 16.8% 2007 down 46.0% 34th
Children out of school, male 4.9% 2007 down 77.0% 92nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 19,231 2005 up 63.1% 70th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 52,985 number 2007 up 28.8% 112th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 15.6% 2005 up 33.9% 140th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 70.7% 2007 up 29.6% 182nd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 42.8% 2007 up 43.5% 189th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.8028 GPIA 2007 up 3.2% 202nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 88.0% 2007 up 25.6% 150th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 58.1% 2007 up 22.4% 171st
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.7358 GPIA 2007 up 17.2% 204th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 0.0% 1993 186th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 10.08 years 2023 up 22.7% 163rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 10.71 years 2023 up 5.3% 141st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9411 GPIA 2023 up 16.5% 185th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.7779 years 2005 up 33.9% 145th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 4.32 years 2023 up 72.5% 160th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 4.68 years 2023 up 26.6% 146th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9239 GPIA 2023 up 36.3% 186th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 12.0% 2007 down 53.3% 185th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.2% 2007 down 58.6% 125th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 10.16 years 2004 up 4.3% 155th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 7,232 2007 up 49.4% 99th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.1794 years 2023 down 9.5% 205th
Productivity vs. educational attainment 36.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 13.6% 54th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 110.2% 2007 up 0.7% 40th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 83.3% 2025 up 16.1% 120th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 81.9% 2025 up 16.7% 129th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9674 modelled data 2025 up 1.0% 156th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 84.6% 2025 up 15.6% 115th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 15.47 % change on previous year 2004 up 301.6% 23rd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 54.7% 2007 down 1.9% 133rd
Teachers in secondary education, female 81,142 2007 up 133.5% 42nd
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 1.0% 2007 down 86.1% 160th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 52.3% 2025 up 27.1% 126th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 55.3% 2025 up 30.3% 124th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.1 modelled data 2025 up 4.4% 39th