Pre-primary enrolment
IraqMiddle East, North Africa, A…Upper-middle incomeWorld
10 indicators
Education: Iraq in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 3.8%2011 | — | — | 5.2% | 3.8%2011 | · | −1.4 ppsince 2000 | 33.8% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 104.6%2007 | — | — | 89.9% | · | · | +22.0 ppsince 1996 | 94.6% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 63.6%2007 | — | — | 54.3% | · | · | — | 83.7% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 50.6%2007 | — | — | 36.9% | · | · | +11.8 ppsince 1996 | 65.8% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 44.9%2007 | — | — | 27.9% | · | · | — | 66.7% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 15.6%2005 | — | — | 12.1% | · | · | — | 29.7% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 10.7%2007 | — | — | 17.6% | · | · | −15.4 ppsince 1996 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 84.1%2021 | 97/141 | 14/18 | 74.1% | 77.2%2012 | 84.1%2021 | +10.0 ppsince 2000 | 75.6% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 92.4%2021 | 103/148 | 15/19 | 84.8% | 83.5%2012 | 92.4%2021 | +7.6 ppsince 2000 | 86.9% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 17.02007 | — | — | 21.4 | · | · | −15%since 1996 | 21.3 | 18.4 | 23.4 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Secondary enrolment+11.8 pp50.6% in 2007
- Out-of-school children−15.4 pp10.7% in 2007
- Adult literacy+10.0 pp84.1% in 2021
- Youth literacy+7.6 pp92.4% in 2021
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−1.4 pp3.8% in 2011
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Iraq and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Iraq. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Iraq | Iran | Türkiye | Saudi Arabia | Syria | Jordan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 3.8%2011 | 72.5%2020 | 39.7%2020 | 18.3%2021 | 5.5%2013 | 26.6%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 104.6%2007 | 102.0%2023 | 102.4%2023 | 104.0%2024 | 81.4%2024 | 98.6%2024 |
| Primary completion | 63.6%2007 | 97.4%2023 | 90.6%2023 | 99.4%2024 | 60.1%2024 | 97.0%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 50.6%2007 | 85.1%2023 | 118.4%2023 | 110.7%2024 | 38.7%2024 | 91.8%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 44.9%2007 | 85.2%2023 | 91.8%2023 | 103.5%2024 | 42.7%2024 | 91.3%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 15.6%2005 | 58.7%2022 | 105.9%2023 | 83.9%2024 | 43.8%2016 | 35.9%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 10.7%2007 | 0.1%2023 | 0.6%2023 | 0.5%2024 | 21.8%2024 | 1.9%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 84.1%2021 | 88.9%2023 | 97.3%2021 | 97.9%2024 | 94.4%2021 | 94.4%2024 |
| Youth literacy | 92.4%2021 | 98.7%2023 | 92.2%2022 | 99.9%2024 | 98.4%2021 | 98.7%2024 |