School age population, early childhood education, male in Iraq

Iraq: School age population, early childhood education, male was 1.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.09 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
45th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.09 million number
in 2019
All-time low
661,146 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1997200820191997: 661.1k number1998: 676.9k number1999: 693.2k number2000: 710.4k number2001: 729.1k number2002: 751.4k number2003: 774.6k number2004: 796.8k number2005: 815.3k number2006: 828.0k number2007: 842.2k number2008: 852.5k number2009: 861.8k number2010: 873.7k number2011: 891.1k number2012: 904.2k number2013: 922.4k number2014: 944.6k number2015: 969.6k number2016: 996.9k number2017: 1.0M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, male in Iraq stood at 1.09 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Iraq peaked at 1.09 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 661,146 number, in 1997.

That places Iraq 45th 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.

School age population, early childhood education, male in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Iraq, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 661,146 number
1998 676,940 number +2.4%
1999 693,151 number +2.4%
2000 710,360 number +2.5%
2001 729,141 number +2.6%
2002 751,369 number +3.0%
2003 774,602 number +3.1%
2004 796,803 number +2.9%
2005 815,345 number +2.3%
2006 827,956 number +1.5%
2007 842,164 number +1.7%
2008 852,514 number +1.2%
2009 861,805 number +1.1%
2010 873,711 number +1.4%
2011 891,104 number +2.0%
2012 904,197 number +1.5%
2013 922,394 number +2.0%
2014 944,619 number +2.4%
2015 969,604 number +2.6%
2016 996,927 number +2.8%
2017 1.03 million number +3.4%
2018 1.06 million number +3.3%
2019 1.09 million number +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 677,079 number 661,146 number 693,151 number 3
2000s 796,206 number 710,360 number 861,805 number 10
2010s 969,152 number 873,711 number 1.09 million number 10

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 42 Côte d'Ivoire 1.13 million number compare
  2. 43 Zambia 1.13 million number compare
  3. 44 Korea 1.11 million number compare
  4. 46 Cambodia 1.08 million number compare
  5. 47 Rwanda 1.07 million number compare
  6. 48 Kazakhstan 1.02 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Iraq?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Iraq was 1.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 661,146 number in 1997.
How does Iraq rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Iraq ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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

Male 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/