Iraq - Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Iraq was 56.96 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 68.15 in 2004, while its lowest value was 21.04 in 1971.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 21.04
1972 21.28
1973 23.19
1974 23.67
1975 27.65
1976 28.84
1977 37.43
1978 41.82
1980 53.26
1983 48.61
1985 58.56
1986 57.13
1987 53.41
1988 58.09
1989 53.68
1993 54.25
1999 51.33
2000 50.59
2004 68.15
2007 56.96

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Iraq was 76.48 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 92.16 in 1980, while its lowest value was 57.25 in 1972.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 59.15
1972 57.25
1973 61.40
1974 62.49
1975 73.99
1976 73.52
1977 91.09
1978 89.27
1980 92.16
1983 64.42
1985 71.38
1986 70.49
1987 62.56
1988 63.51
1989 64.41
1993 64.81
1999 63.00
2000 61.66
2004 90.43
2007 76.48

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Iraq was 67.00 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 79.62 in 2004, while its lowest value was 39.68 in 1972.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 40.55
1972 39.68
1973 42.75
1974 43.54
1975 51.38
1976 51.73
1977 64.95
1978 66.17
1980 73.24
1983 56.72
1985 65.14
1986 63.99
1987 58.10
1988 60.87
1989 59.19
1993 59.67
1999 57.32
2000 56.27
2004 79.62
2007 67.00

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes