Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Iraq

Share of children out of school in Iraq in 2007 — 10.72%. Ranked 95 in the world out of 124. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 33.08 pp.

2007 10.72% −4.07 pp vs 2004
World rank 95of 124
Period maximum 43.8%1971
Period minimum 5.98%1980

Trend over time

1971–2007 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Iraq, 1971–2007020406019711975197919831987199119951999200320071971: 43.8%1972: 42.58%1973: 41.02%1974: 38.76%1975: 37.45%1976: 28.25%1977: 25.58%1978: 23.39%1979: 9.16%1980: 5.98%1981: 8.17%1983: 13.17%1985: 14.41%1986: 12.67%1987: 11.06%1988: 9.53%1989: 10.46%1993: 20.56%1996: 26.13%1999: 15.31%2000: 17.61%2003: 14.04%2004: 14.79%2007: 10.72%
Change over the period: −33.08 pp Annual average: -0.92 pp

Comparison, 2007

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 10.72%
Western Asia computed 7.9%
Share of children out of school — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2007 10.72
2004 14.79 +0.75 pp
2003 14.04
2000 17.61 +2.3 pp
1999 15.31
1996 26.13
1993 20.56
1989 10.46 +0.94 pp
1988 9.53 −1.53 pp
1987 11.06 −1.61 pp
1986 12.67 −1.74 pp
1985 14.41
1983 13.17
1981 8.17 +2.19 pp
1980 5.98 −3.17 pp
1979 9.16 −14.24 pp
1978 23.39 −2.19 pp
1977 25.58 −2.67 pp
1976 28.25 −9.2 pp
1975 37.45 −1.31 pp
1974 38.76 −2.25 pp
1973 41.02 −1.56 pp
1972 42.58 −1.22 pp
1971 43.8

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.