Progression to secondary school, female in Iraq
Iraq: Progression to secondary school, female was 66.8% in 1999. ▼ Falling
Progression to secondary school, female in Iraq, 1971–1999
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school, female in Iraq is 66.8%, measured in 1999.
That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Iraq peaked at 98.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1988.
That places Iraq 149th out of 156 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.4% | 76.4% | 98.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 65.5% | 63.0% | 70.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 66.8% | 66.8% | 66.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
- Primary education, teachers 286,890 (2007)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.9% (2007)
- School enrollment, primary, male 113.8% (2007)
- Labor force, total 12.49 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 13.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Iraq?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Iraq was 66.8% in 1999, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1988.
- How does Iraq rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Iraq ranks 149th out of 156 countries with data for 1999.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).