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.