Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Iraq
Iraq: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 63.6% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Iraq is 63.6%, measured in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Iraq peaked at 75.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 1974.
Iraq ranks 167th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.7% | — |
| 1972 | 44.6% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 38.5% | -14.0% |
| 1975 | 46.3% | +20.4% |
| 1976 | 48.0% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 62.4% | +30.0% |
| 1978 | 65.5% | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 75.2% | +14.9% |
| 1983 | 56.3% | -25.1% |
| 1985 | 63.5% | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 62.9% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 57.1% | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 60.3% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 59.1% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 61.1% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 56.2% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +32.6% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | -11.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 63.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 66% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 63.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.9%, 68% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.3% | 38.5% | 65.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 62.1% | 56.3% | 75.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 58.6% | 56.2% | 61.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 54.3% | 72.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More aid effectiveness data for Iraq
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 1.36 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 1.85 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 36.72 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 142.39 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 14.25 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 333.16 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 19.62 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 27.94 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy -1.19 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 977.20 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Iraq?
- Primary completion rate, total in Iraq was 63.6% in 2007, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 1974.
- How does Iraq rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Iraq ranks 167th out of 189 countries with data for 2007.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.