School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Iraq

Iraq: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 1.07 million number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
1.07 million number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
25th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.07 million number
in 2020
All-time low
279,500 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Iraq, 1970–2020

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 1.07 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Iraq peaked at 1.07 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 279,500 number, in 1970.

Iraq ranks 25th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 373,177 number 279,500 number 429,033 number 10
1980s 484,217 number 434,479 number 528,042 number 10
1990s 598,304 number 536,821 number 664,465 number 10
2000s 765,035 number 680,372 number 831,436 number 10
2010s 931,856 number 842,756 number 1.05 million number 10
2020s 1.07 million number 1.07 million number 1.07 million number 1

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 22 South Africa 1.17 million number compare
  2. 23 Afghanistan 1.09 million number compare
  3. 24 Angola 1.08 million number compare
  4. 26 Mozambique 955,672 number compare
  5. 27 Algeria 955,517 number compare
  6. 28 Myanmar 889,256 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Iraq

All data for Iraq β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Iraq?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Iraq was 1.07 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 279,500 number in 1970.
How does Iraq rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Iraq ranks 25th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/