School age population, early childhood education, female in Iraq

Iraq: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.03 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.03 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
47th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.03 million number
in 2019
All-time low
624,372 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Iraq, 1997–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1997200820191997: 624.4k number1998: 638.4k number1999: 652.9k number2000: 668.7k number2001: 687.0k number2002: 708.9k number2003: 732.0k number2004: 754.2k number2005: 772.6k number2006: 784.5k number2007: 797.7k number2008: 807.0k number2009: 815.1k number2010: 825.9k number2011: 842.3k number2012: 854.7k number2013: 872.1k number2014: 893.4k number2015: 917.2k number2016: 942.9k number2017: 974.6k number2018: 1.0M number2019: 1.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Iraq is 1.03 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Iraq peaked at 1.03 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 624,372 number, in 1997.

That places Iraq 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 638,533 number 624,372 number 652,858 number 3
2000s 752,780 number 668,749 number 815,115 number 10
2010s 916,405 number 825,870 number 1.03 million number 10

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 44 Rwanda 1.06 million number compare
  2. 45 Korea 1.05 million number compare
  3. 46 Cambodia 1.05 million number compare
  4. 48 Kazakhstan 961,248 number compare
  5. 49 Guinea 956,066 number compare
  6. 50 Mali 942,761 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

More reference data data for Iraq

All data for Iraq β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Iraq?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Iraq was 1.03 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 624,372 number in 1997.
How does Iraq rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Iraq ranks 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/