Iraq
Background Information
Region
Middle East & North Africa
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
31% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
5,876,419 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
5,116,324 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
28%
Source: UNSDG, 2018
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
72
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
No data available
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
12
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 73%
-
Male 78%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 47%
-
Male 46%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 35%
-
Male 30%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 10%
-
Male 7%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school
-
Female 28%
-
Male 15%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
-
Female 46%
-
Male 35%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Access to Inclusive Quality Primary and Secondary Education for IDPs, Returnees, Remainees, and Refugees in Crisis Affected Areas in Iraq
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education and Training
Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education