What is population of compulsory school age, male in Iraq?

Population of compulsory school age, male in Iraq was 2.94 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Iraq?

The highest recorded value was 2.94 million number in 2019.

What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Iraq?

The lowest recorded value was 1.84 million number in 1998.

How does Iraq rank for population of compulsory school age, male?

Iraq ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.

Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Iraq?

Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population of compulsory school age, male in Iraq

Name: Population of compulsory school age, male in Iraq
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Iraq: Population of compulsory school age, male was 2.94 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

2.94 million number

Change on year

up 2.6%

World rank

38th

of 186 countries

All-time high

2.94 million number

in 2019

All-time low

1.84 million number

in 1998

Years of data

1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Iraq, 1998–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 2.94 million number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Iraq peaked at 2.94 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.84 million number, in 1998.

Iraq ranks 38th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	1.86 million number	1.84 million number	1.88 million number	2
2000s	2.16 million number	1.93 million number	2.39 million number	10
2010s	2.66 million number	2.43 million number	2.94 million number	10

Countries ranked near Iraq

35 Uzbekistan 3.46 million number compare
36 Yemen 3.27 million number compare
37 Côte d’Ivoire 3.21 million number compare
39 Morocco 2.92 million number compare
40 Angola 2.85 million number compare
41 Nepal 2.84 million number compare

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More reference data data for Iraq

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Iraq?: Population of compulsory school age, male in Iraq was 2.94 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 2.94 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 1.84 million number in 1998.
How does Iraq rank for population of compulsory school age, male?: Iraq ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.