Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Iraq

Iraq: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 82.3% in 2007. ▼ Falling

Latest (2007)
82.3%
Change on year
down 12.4%
World rank
5th
of 133 countries
All-time high
96.3%
in 2003
All-time low
82.3%
in 2007
Years of data
5
1999–2007

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Iraq, 1999–2007

0204060801001999200320071999: 94.7 %2000: 94.4 %2003: 96.3 %2004: 93.9 %2007: 82.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Iraq is 82.3%, measured in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Iraq peaked at 96.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 2007.

Iraq ranks 5th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%) in Iraq, 1999 to 2007.
Year % Change
1999 94.7%
2000 94.4% -0.3%
2003 96.3% +2.0%
2004 93.9% -2.5%
2007 82.3% -12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.7% 94.7% 94.7% 1
2000s 91.7% 82.3% 96.3% 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 2 Djibouti 86.6% compare
  2. 3 Chad 86.1%
  3. 4 Senegal 83.9%
  4. 6 Burkina Faso 80.9% compare
  5. 7 Botswana 78.7%
  6. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 78.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Iraq?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Iraq was 82.3% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2003.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 2007.
How does Iraq rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Iraq ranks 5th out of 133 countries with data for 2007.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/