Primary school enrolment (gross) in Iraq

Gross primary school enrolment in Iraq was 104.6% in 2007. The value for 2007 is the highest since 1991.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1971 to 2007 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Iraq is for 2007. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Iraq, 2007 104.6% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2004 +8.9percentage points 2004: 95.6%
World, 2007 102.7% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Iraq over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period IraqWorld
2024 – 102.2%
2023 – 100.7%
2022 – 100.4%
2021 – 99.4%
2020 – 99.6%
2019 – 99.1%
2018 – 99.1%
2017 – 101.8%
2016 – 102.1%
2015 – 101.0%
2014 – 101.6%
2013 – 103.0%
2012 – 102.9%
2011 – 102.4%
2010 – 102.5%
2009 – 102.7%
2008 – 102.9%
2007 104.6% 102.7%
2006 – 101.7%
2005 – 101.7%
2004 95.6% 101.6%
2003 96.5% 100.9%
2002 – 99.4%
2001 – 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 95.6% in 2004, a change of +8.9 percentage points.
  • Since 1988, when it was 103.1%, the figure has changed by +1.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2007 was 102.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2007 for Iraq
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics