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 647,239 number in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
647,239 number
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
11th
of 148 countries
All-time high
803,438 number
in 2000
All-time low
381,545 number
in 1981
Years of data
17
1975–2007

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1975199120071975: 780.9k number1976: 750.2k number1977: 725.0k number1978: 708.2k number1979: 458.6k number1980: 387.0k number1981: 381.5k number1985: 505.2k number1987: 508.8k number1988: 503.6k number1989: 555.8k number1993: 777.6k number1999: 782.1k number2000: 803.4k number2003: 661.7k number2004: 688.0k number2007: 647.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 647,239 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2007.

The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Iraq peaked at 803,438 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 381,545 number, in 1981.

That places Iraq 11th out of 148 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top 10%.

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, female (number) in Iraq, 1975 to 2007.
Year number Change
1975 780,862 number
1976 750,169 number -3.9%
1977 725,001 number -3.4%
1978 708,225 number -2.3%
1979 458,621 number -35.2%
1980 386,961 number -15.6%
1981 381,545 number -1.4%
1985 505,239 number +32.4%
1987 508,847 number +0.7%
1988 503,596 number -1.0%
1989 555,814 number +10.4%
1993 777,602 number +39.9%
1999 782,101 number +0.6%
2000 803,438 number +2.7%
2003 661,661 number -17.6%
2004 688,013 number +4.0%
2007 647,239 number -5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 684,576 number 458,621 number 780,862 number 5
1980s 473,667 number 381,545 number 555,814 number 6
1990s 779,852 number 777,602 number 782,101 number 2
2000s 700,088 number 647,239 number 803,438 number 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 8 Yemen 754,210 number compare
  2. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 745,342 number
  3. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 693,609 number compare
  4. 12 Cameroon 618,568 number compare
  5. 13 Philippines 572,187 number compare
  6. 14 Guinea 569,032 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

More reference data data for Iraq

All data for Iraq →

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 647,239 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 803,438 number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 381,545 number in 1981.
How does Iraq rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Iraq ranks 11th out of 148 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 17.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Iraq. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-and-adolescents-of-primary-and-lower-secondary-school-age-female/iraq/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-and-adolescents-of-primary-and-lower-secondary-school-age-female/iraq/">Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Iraq</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 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/