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GOAL 4: Quality Education in Iraq

Iraq: GOAL 4: Quality Education was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
160th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.556 5 year moving average
in 2007
All-time low
0.091 5 year moving average
in 2017
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 4: Quality Education in Iraq, 2004–2023

0.10.20.30.40.50.62004201320232004: 0.429 5 year moving average2005: 0.429 5 year moving average2006: 0.444 5 year moving average2007: 0.556 5 year moving average2008: 0.556 5 year moving average2009: 0.444 5 year moving average2010: 0.4 5 year moving average2011: 0.4 5 year moving average2012: 0.3 5 year moving average2013: 0.3 5 year moving average2014: 0.3 5 year moving average2015: 0.273 5 year moving average2016: 0.273 5 year moving average2017: 0.091 5 year moving average2018: 0.182 5 year moving average2019: 0.182 5 year moving average2020: 0.455 5 year moving average2021: 0.4 5 year moving average2022: 0.4 5 year moving average2023: 0.5 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goal 4: quality education in Iraq is 0.5 5 year moving average, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 4: quality education in Iraq peaked at 0.556 5 year moving average in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.091 5 year moving average, in 2017.

That places Iraq 160th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 4: Quality Education in Iraq, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.429 5 year moving average —
2005 0.429 5 year moving average +0.0%
2006 0.444 5 year moving average +3.5%
2007 0.556 5 year moving average +25.2%
2008 0.556 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.444 5 year moving average -20.1%
2010 0.4 5 year moving average -9.9%
2011 0.4 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.3 5 year moving average -25.0%
2013 0.3 5 year moving average +0.0%
2014 0.3 5 year moving average +0.0%
2015 0.273 5 year moving average -9.0%
2016 0.273 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.091 5 year moving average -66.7%
2018 0.182 5 year moving average +100.0%
2019 0.182 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.455 5 year moving average +150.0%
2021 0.4 5 year moving average -12.1%
2022 0.4 5 year moving average +0.0%
2023 0.5 5 year moving average +25.0%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 0.5 5 year moving average is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.833 5 year moving average, 60% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 0.5 5 year moving average is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.667 5 year moving average, 75% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where GOAL 4: Quality Education in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +150.0% 0.182 5 year moving average 0.455 5 year moving average
2018 +100.0% 0.091 5 year moving average 0.182 5 year moving average

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4763 5 year moving average 0.429 5 year moving average 0.556 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.2701 5 year moving average 0.091 5 year moving average 0.4 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.4388 5 year moving average 0.4 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 4

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  9. 160 Guinea-Bissau 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  10. 160 Haiti 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  11. 160 Mali 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  12. 160 Nigeria 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  13. 160 Palau 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  14. 160 Papua New Guinea 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  15. 160 San Marino 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  16. 160 Sao Tome and Principe 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  17. 160 Seychelles 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  18. 160 Sri Lanka 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  19. 160 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  20. 160 Sudan 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  21. 160 Tajikistan 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  22. 160 Uganda 0.5 5 year moving average compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 4: quality education in Iraq?
Goal 4: quality education in Iraq was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 4: quality education recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.556 5 year moving average in 2007.
What is the lowest goal 4: quality education recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.091 5 year moving average in 2017.
How does Iraq rank for goal 4: quality education?
Iraq ranks 160th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 4: quality education rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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