Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Iraq

Children out of school in Iraq in 2007 — 498,693 people. Ranked 111 in the world out of 124. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 27.7%.

2007 498,693 people −25.61% vs 2004
World rank 111of 124
Period maximum 918,723 people1996
Period minimum 143,366 people1980

Trend over time

1971–2007 · people

Children out of school — Iraq, 1971–20070250,000500,000750,0001M19711975197919831987199119951999200320071971: 689,516 people1972: 723,420 people1973: 749,868 people1974: 752,851 people1975: 753,240 people1976: 588,870 people1977: 552,175 people1978: 523,663 people1979: 212,425 people1980: 143,366 people1981: 202,499 people1983: 344,513 people1985: 397,577 people1986: 353,506 people1987: 316,421 people1988: 276,988 people1989: 309,657 people1993: 644,561 people1996: 918,723 people1999: 596,787 people2000: 712,580 people2003: 622,762 people2004: 670,413 people2007: 498,693 people
Change over the period: −190,823 (−27.67%) Average annual rate: -0.9 %

Comparison, 2007

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

Iraq 498,693 people
Middle East & North Africa computed 3.08M people
Western Asia computed 863,334 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 2.04M people
Children out of school — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2007 498,693
2004 670,413 +47,651 +7.65%
2003 622,762
2000 712,580 +115,793 +19.4%
1999 596,787
1996 918,723
1993 644,561
1989 309,657 +32,669 +11.79%
1988 276,988 −39,433 −12.46%
1987 316,421 −37,085 −10.49%
1986 353,506 −44,071 −11.08%
1985 397,577
1983 344,513
1981 202,499 +59,133 +41.25%
1980 143,366 −69,059 −32.51%
1979 212,425 −311,238 −59.43%
1978 523,663 −28,512 −5.16%
1977 552,175 −36,695 −6.23%
1976 588,870 −164,370 −21.82%
1975 753,240 +389 +0.05%
1974 752,851 +2,983 +0.4%
1973 749,868 +26,448 +3.66%
1972 723,420 +33,904 +4.92%
1971 689,516

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

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