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Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Iraq

Iraq: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education was 6 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
6
in 1998
All-time low
6
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Iraq, 1998–2019

02461998200820191998: 61999: 62000: 62001: 62002: 62003: 62004: 62005: 62006: 62007: 62008: 62009: 62010: 62011: 62012: 62013: 62014: 62015: 62016: 62017: 62018: 62019: 6

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2019, number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Iraq stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Iraq peaked at 6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1998.

That places Iraq 173rd out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Iraq, year by year

Year Value Change
1998 6 —
1999 6 +0.0%
2000 6 +0.0%
2001 6 +0.0%
2002 6 +0.0%
2003 6 +0.0%
2004 6 +0.0%
2005 6 +0.0%
2006 6 +0.0%
2007 6 +0.0%
2008 6 +0.0%
2009 6 +0.0%
2010 6 +0.0%
2011 6 +0.0%
2012 6 +0.0%
2013 6 +0.0%
2014 6 +0.0%
2015 6 +0.0%
2016 6 +0.0%
2017 6 +0.0%
2018 6 +0.0%
2019 6 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 6 6 6 10
2010s 6 6 6 10

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 173 Angola 6 compare
  2. 173 Benin 6 compare
  3. 173 Cameroon 6 compare
  4. 173 Comoros 6 compare
  5. 173 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6 compare
  6. 173 Equatorial Guinea 6 compare
  7. 173 Guinea 6 compare
  8. 173 Guyana 6 compare
  9. 173 Haiti 6 compare
  10. 173 Jamaica 6 compare
  11. 173 Liberia 6 compare
  12. 173 Malaysia 6 compare
  13. 173 Nicaragua 6 compare
  14. 173 Rwanda 6 compare
  15. 173 Sao Tome and Principe 6 compare
  16. 173 Singapore 6 compare
  17. 173 Suriname 6 compare
  18. 173 United Arab Emirates 6 compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Iraq?
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Iraq was 6 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
What is the lowest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
How does Iraq rank for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education?
Iraq ranks 173rd out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 4,529 data points, 1975–2020
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Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education. Most countries have legislation specifying the ages and the level of education (typically pre-primary or primary education) at which children should start school. Such legislation usually also specifies either the number of years of education that are guaranteed or the age at which young people may leave education or, in some cases, both. The number of years of primary and secondary education to which children are legally entitled should ideally be the number of grades of primary and secondary education which young people are expected to have completed before being legally eligible to leave school. Years of pre-primary education covered by the legal entitlement should be excluded from this indicator. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/