Iraq - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Iraq was 6.64 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.80 in 1982 and a minimum value of 2.01 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

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

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Year Value
1971 2.10
1972 2.01
1973 2.13
1974 2.18
1975 4.39
1976 5.38
1977 6.14
1978 6.58
1979 7.78
1980 8.03
1981 8.51
1982 8.80
1983 8.34
1984 7.83
1985 8.07
1986 8.02
1987 7.76
1988 7.28
1989 7.97
1991 7.80
1992 6.96
1993 7.80
1996 6.77
1998 5.37
1999 5.06
2000 5.23
2003 3.55
2004 5.86
2007 6.64

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Iraq was 6.64 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.74 in 1982 and a minimum value of 1.77 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

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

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Year Value
1971 1.87
1972 1.77
1973 1.90
1974 1.96
1975 4.23
1976 5.12
1977 5.89
1978 6.36
1979 7.54
1980 7.78
1981 8.38
1982 8.74
1983 8.24
1984 7.74
1985 7.96
1986 7.81
1987 7.56
1988 7.22
1989 7.81
1991 7.63
1992 6.88
1993 7.71
1996 6.74
1998 5.44
1999 5.06
2000 5.27
2003 3.56
2004 5.92
2007 6.64

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Iraq was 6.64 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.86 in 1982 and a minimum value of 2.23 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

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

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Year Value
1971 2.32
1972 2.23
1973 2.34
1974 2.40
1975 4.55
1976 5.63
1977 6.37
1978 6.79
1979 8.00
1980 8.27
1981 8.63
1982 8.86
1983 8.44
1984 7.91
1985 8.18
1986 8.21
1987 7.94
1988 7.34
1989 8.12
1991 7.95
1992 7.04
1993 7.89
1996 6.80
1998 5.30
1999 5.07
2000 5.19
2003 3.54
2004 5.81
2007 6.64

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Iraq was 108.69 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 108.88 in 1991 and a minimum value of 70.94 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1971 70.94
1972 73.12
1973 74.95
1974 76.68
1975 78.16
1976 86.15
1977 89.61
1978 90.13
1979 104.64
1980 108.30
1981 106.65
1982 105.15
1983 102.01
1984 102.41
1985 101.98
1986 101.88
1987 103.18
1988 103.66
1989 102.59
1991 108.88
1992 90.94
1993 90.17
1996 85.12
1999 98.28
2000 97.03
2003 105.96
2004 104.38
2007 108.69

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Iraq was 99.11 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 101.59 in 1981 and a minimum value of 42.09 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1971 42.09
1972 43.10
1973 45.09
1974 47.40
1975 51.90
1976 58.88
1977 65.27
1978 69.19
1979 92.63
1980 100.26
1981 101.59
1982 101.58
1983 97.39
1984 96.18
1985 94.07
1986 93.74
1987 94.60
1988 96.12
1989 93.08
1991 99.52
1992 83.86
1993 82.80
1996 78.42
1999 88.86
2000 87.82
2003 97.09
2004 95.26
2007 99.11

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Iraq was 117.76 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 117.76 in 2007 and a minimum value of 91.46 in 1996.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1971 98.49
1972 101.79
1973 103.43
1974 104.57
1975 103.15
1976 112.08
1977 112.70
1978 109.97
1979 116.01
1980 115.92
1981 111.44
1982 108.54
1983 106.39
1984 108.32
1985 109.48
1986 109.58
1987 111.31
1988 110.81
1989 111.61
1991 117.74
1992 97.64
1993 97.16
1996 91.46
1999 107.18
2000 105.72
2003 114.33
2004 112.99
2007 117.76

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Iraq was 92.80 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.38 in 2003 and a minimum value of 57.12 in 1971.

Definition: 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1971 57.12
1972 59.67
1973 62.28
1974 64.72
1975 64.52
1976 72.53
1977 73.83
1978 75.45
1979 89.96
1980 93.51
1981 92.73
1983 88.40
1985 87.40
1986 88.10
1987 89.86
1988 90.98
1989 89.92
1993 78.61
1996 76.14
1999 90.04
2000 88.90
2003 94.38
2004 93.00
2007 92.80

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Iraq was 86.92 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.82 in 1981 and a minimum value of 34.97 in 1971.

Definition: 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1971 34.97
1972 36.45
1973 38.64
1974 41.14
1975 44.23
1976 51.16
1977 55.20
1978 58.83
1979 81.22
1980 88.07
1981 88.82
1983 84.59
1985 82.05
1986 82.83
1987 84.28
1988 86.30
1989 83.72
1993 74.18
1996 71.44
1999 83.38
2000 82.40
2004 86.78
2007 86.92

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Iraq was 98.36 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.87 in 2004 and a minimum value of 78.27 in 1971.

Definition: 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1971 78.27
1972 81.84
1973 84.83
1974 87.19
1975 83.83
1976 92.85
1977 91.51
1978 91.19
1979 98.23
1980 98.66
1981 96.44
1983 92.00
1985 92.47
1986 93.10
1987 95.16
1988 95.41
1989 95.80
1993 82.80
1996 80.59
1999 96.35
2000 95.04
2004 98.87
2007 98.36

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Iraq was 0.00 as of 1991. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 2.23 in 1971, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1975.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

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

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Year Value
1971 2.23
1972 1.78
1973 1.45
1974 1.28
1975 0.00
1976 0.00
1981 0.00
1982 0.00
1983 0.00
1984 0.00
1985 0.00
1986 0.00
1987 0.00
1988 0.00
1989 0.00
1991 0.00

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Iraq was 53.92 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.45 in 1982 and a minimum value of 23.53 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.

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

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Year Value
1971 23.53
1972 24.55
1973 27.48
1974 29.94
1975 34.43
1976 36.16
1977 38.76
1978 44.17
1979 49.21
1980 53.15
1981 53.32
1982 54.45
1983 49.89
1984 48.05
1985 49.24
1986 50.51
1987 49.08
1988 47.51
1989 46.56
1993 41.21
1996 39.00
1999 34.90
2000 37.79
2001 37.88
2003 42.40
2004 47.80
2007 53.92

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Iraq was 46.00 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46.00 in 2007 and a minimum value of 13.90 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.

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

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Year Value
1971 13.90
1972 14.58
1973 16.32
1974 17.97
1975 20.26
1976 21.53
1977 24.06
1978 27.41
1979 30.56
1980 33.47
1981 35.36
1982 36.84
1983 35.30
1984 34.14
1985 35.69
1986 36.43
1987 36.47
1988 36.25
1989 36.06
1993 32.04
1996 30.20
1999 26.92
2000 28.71
2001 28.48
2003 35.24
2004 38.23
2007 46.00

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Iraq was 61.39 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71.82 in 1980 and a minimum value of 32.76 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.

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

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Year Value
1971 32.76
1972 34.10
1973 38.14
1974 41.35
1975 47.92
1976 50.07
1977 52.73
1978 60.09
1979 66.90
1980 71.82
1981 70.37
1982 71.25
1983 63.86
1984 61.39
1985 62.23
1986 63.98
1987 61.15
1988 58.27
1989 56.59
1993 49.93
1996 47.36
1999 42.49
2000 46.42
2001 46.80
2003 49.20
2004 56.88
2007 61.39

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Iraq was 45.16 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.16 in 2007 and a minimum value of 25.77 in 1975.

Definition: 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.

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

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Year Value
1975 25.77
1976 26.26
1977 28.62
1978 34.35
1979 39.67
1980 43.18
1981 43.72
1982 45.08
1985 40.53
1987 40.60
1988 39.26
1989 38.55
1993 35.22
1999 30.65
2000 32.54
2003 35.90
2004 40.47
2007 45.16

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Iraq was 40.25 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.25 in 2007 and a minimum value of 16.03 in 1975.

Definition: 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.

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

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Year Value
1975 16.03
1976 16.28
1977 18.03
1978 21.15
1979 24.55
1980 27.28
1981 29.11
1982 30.91
1985 29.67
1987 30.34
1988 30.04
1989 30.05
1993 28.14
1999 24.27
2000 25.71
2003 30.99
2004 33.62
2007 40.25

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Iraq was 49.80 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 58.59 in 1982 and a minimum value of 35.05 in 1975.

Definition: 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.

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

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Year Value
1975 35.05
1976 35.76
1977 38.69
1978 46.88
1979 54.02
1980 58.26
1981 57.59
1982 58.59
1985 50.95
1987 50.41
1988 48.08
1989 46.65
1993 41.94
1999 36.71
2000 39.03
2003 40.55
2004 46.96
2007 49.80

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Iraq was 16.16 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.16 in 2005 and a minimum value of 5.01 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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

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Year Value
1971 5.01
1972 5.21
1973 5.54
1974 6.09
1975 7.14
1976 7.80
1977 8.39
1978 8.49
1979 8.27
1980 9.00
1981 9.21
1982 9.66
1983 9.75
1984 9.57
1985 10.36
1986 11.41
1987 10.88
1988 11.17
1989 12.28
1999 11.66
2000 12.12
2002 12.84
2004 16.01
2005 16.16

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Iraq was 11.99 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.99 in 2005 and a minimum value of 2.31 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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

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Year Value
1971 2.31
1972 2.32
1973 2.37
1974 3.12
1975 4.27
1976 5.24
1977 5.49
1978 5.64
1979 5.48
1980 5.68
1981 5.99
1982 6.10
1983 6.25
1984 6.21
1985 6.05
1986 8.31
1987 8.49
1988 8.88
1989 9.38
1999 8.15
2000 8.43
2002 8.94
2004 11.87
2005 11.99

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Iraq was 20.13 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.13 in 2005 and a minimum value of 7.53 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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

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Year Value
1971 7.53
1972 7.93
1973 8.55
1974 8.92
1975 9.89
1976 10.26
1977 11.15
1978 11.19
1979 10.92
1980 12.16
1981 12.27
1982 13.11
1983 13.17
1984 12.91
1985 14.67
1986 14.51
1987 13.25
1988 13.44
1989 15.15
1999 15.04
2000 15.65
2002 16.56
2004 19.96
2005 20.13

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation