Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Iraq

Iraq: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 873,692 number in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
873,692 number
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
16th
of 149 countries
All-time high
1.29 million number
in 1993
All-time low
460,813 number
in 1980
Years of data
17
1975–2007

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Iraq, 1975–2007

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1975199120071975: 1.1M number1976: 917.3k number1977: 901.1k number1978: 884.1k number1979: 535.0k number1980: 460.8k number1981: 506.6k number1985: 723.0k number1987: 720.4k number1988: 741.5k number1989: 793.2k number1993: 1.3M number1999: 1.2M number2000: 1.2M number2003: 963.5k number2004: 966.4k number2007: 873.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Iraq is 873,692 number, measured in 2007.

That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Iraq peaked at 1.29 million number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 460,813 number, in 1980.

Iraq ranks 16th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Iraq, 1975 to 2007.
Year number Change
1975 1.06 million number
1976 917,303 number -13.5%
1977 901,115 number -1.8%
1978 884,078 number -1.9%
1979 534,980 number -39.5%
1980 460,813 number -13.9%
1981 506,642 number +9.9%
1985 723,033 number +42.7%
1987 720,368 number -0.4%
1988 741,516 number +2.9%
1989 793,216 number +7.0%
1993 1.29 million number +63.2%
1999 1.19 million number -7.9%
2000 1.21 million number +1.5%
2003 963,521 number -20.4%
2004 966,357 number +0.3%
2007 873,692 number -9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 859,561 number 534,980 number 1.06 million number 5
1980s 657,598 number 460,813 number 793,216 number 6
1990s 1.24 million number 1.19 million number 1.29 million number 2
2000s 1.00 million number 873,692 number 1.21 million number 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 13 Cameroon 1.00 million number compare
  2. 14 Guinea 941,384 number compare
  3. 15 Myanmar 939,977 number compare
  4. 17 Kenya 799,701 number compare
  5. 18 Guatemala 632,232 number compare
  6. 19 Mexico 620,544 number compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Iraq?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Iraq was 873,692 number in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 million number in 1993.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 460,813 number in 1980.
How does Iraq rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Iraq ranks 16th out of 149 countries with data for 2007.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/