Education in Iraq 1,525 indicators covering education for Iraq. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1.04 GPIA 2007 down 1.5% 61st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 13.1% 2007 down 54.2% 37th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 1.6% 2007 down 91.6% 119th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 44.9% 2007 up 80.3% 165th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 84.1% 2021 up 8.9% 56th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 77.8% 2021 up 12.7% 56th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 90.3% 2021 up 5.1% 52nd Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 92.4% 2021 up 10.6% 64th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.861 GPIA 2021 up 7.6% 61st Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 93.8% 2021 up 7.4% 62nd Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 0.9689 GPIA 2021 up 6.5% 72nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 63.1% 2004 up 2.8% 151st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 2,481 2023 down 27.8% 87th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 30,037 2023 up 136.7% 27th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 75 2023 down 66.4% 82nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 5,453 2023 up 28.6% 8th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 15,058 2023 up 1,894.4% 13th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 7 2023 up 40.0% 100th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 5,051 2023 up 163.5% 3rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 411 2023 up 3.8% 20th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 6,751 number 2005 up 86.2% 63rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 2.9% 31st Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 0.0% 1991 — 206th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 110.9% 12th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 90.9% 2021 up 26.3% 76th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 21.4% 135th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 17.1% 32nd Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.8837 GPI 2007 down 0.3% 180th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 7 2023 up 75.0% 136th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 5 2023 up 66.7% 135th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.7% 2023 up 1,496.5% 38th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.4% 2023 up 89.4% 141st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 42.2% 188th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 73.1% 128th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 43.8% 183rd Share of primary school teachers who are women 68.8% 2007 down 3.1% 142nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 36.4% 184th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.1926 GPIA 2007 down 66.3% 189th Share of students studying abroad 1.3% 2005 down 30.4% 157th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 300,443 2017 down 55.1% 12th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 201,316 2017 down 52.8% 13th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 501,759 2017 down 54.2% 12th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 60.0% 2017 down 1.6% 11th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 131,708 2007 up 68.1% 11th End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Start month of the academic school year 9 2025 unchanged 24th End month of the academic school year 6 2025 down 14.3% 105th Enrolment in primary education, female 2.16 million number 2007 up 65.7% 35th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 40.8% 2007 up 92.0% 170th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 48.8% 2007 up 71.8% 158th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.8359 GPIA 2007 up 11.8% 181st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 10.9% 1999 down 35.3% 24th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 115,205 2007 up 65.3% 12th Over-age students, primary 12.8% 2007 up 46.4% 50th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 104,241 2007 up 76.0% 10th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 113,704 2007 up 374.4% 11th Secondary education, teachers 54.7% 2007 down 1.9% 127th School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% 2007 up 21.7% 117th ← Previous Page 9 of 26 Next →