School enrollment, secondary, female in Iraq
Iraq: School enrollment, secondary, female was 40.3% in 2007. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Iraq, 1975–2007
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2007, school enrollment, secondary, female in Iraq stood at 40.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Iraq peaked at 40.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1975.
That places Iraq 131st out of 152 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.2% | 16.0% | 24.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 29.6% | 27.3% | 30.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 24.3% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 25.7% | 40.3% | 4 |
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 school enrollment, secondary, female in Iraq?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Iraq was 40.3% in 2007, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1975.
- How does Iraq rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Iraq ranks 131st out of 152 countries with data for 2007.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 School enrollment, secondary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.