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Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Iraq

Iraq: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 4 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 210 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1970
All-time low
4 years
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Iraq, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 4 years for official entrance age to pre-primary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Iraq peaked at 4 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1970.

That places Iraq 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
1980s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
1990s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
2000s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
2010s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10

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  11. 16 Curacao 4 years compare
  12. 16 Djibouti 4 years compare
  13. 16 Egypt 4 years compare
  14. 16 El Salvador 4 years compare
  15. 16 Equatorial Guinea 4 years compare
  16. 16 Eritrea 4 years compare
  17. 16 Ethiopia 4 years compare
  18. 16 Ghana 4 years compare
  19. 16 Greece 4 years compare
  20. 16 Guatemala 4 years compare
  21. 16 Guinea 4 years compare
  22. 16 Jordan 4 years compare
  23. 16 Kuwait 4 years compare
  24. 16 Libya 4 years compare
  25. 16 Malaysia 4 years compare
  26. 16 Mali 4 years compare
  27. 16 Marshall Islands 4 years compare
  28. 16 Morocco 4 years compare
  29. 16 Niger 4 years compare
  30. 16 Oman 4 years compare
  31. 16 Panama 4 years compare
  32. 16 Rwanda 4 years compare
  33. 16 Seychelles 4 years compare
  34. 16 Sudan 4 years compare
  35. 16 Suriname 4 years compare
  36. 16 Tonga 4 years compare
  37. 16 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
  38. 16 United Arab Emirates 4 years compare
  39. 16 Vanuatu 4 years compare
  40. 16 Palestine 4 years compare
  41. 16 Zimbabwe 4 years compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Iraq?
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Iraq was 4 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1970.
What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1970.
How does Iraq rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
Iraq ranks 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2019.
Is official entrance age to pre-primary 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 Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 10,271 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.