Iraq vs Palestine: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Iraq
1.1 index
in 2025
Palestine
1.1 index
in 2025
Iraq rank
39th
Palestine rank
41st
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Iraq
- Palestine
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1.1 index against 1.1 index in Palestine, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Palestine ahead.
Iraq ranks 39th and Palestine ranks 41st of 164 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6242 index | 0.665 index | 0.0408 index | Palestine |
| 1990s | 0.7558 index | 0.9593 index | 0.2035 index | Palestine |
| 2000s | 0.825 index | 1.13 index | 0.3009 index | Palestine |
| 2010s | 1.04 index | 1.14 index | 0.0976 index | Palestine |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.11 index | 0.0199 index | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Iraq or Palestine?
- Iraq, at 1.1 index against 1.1 index in Palestine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Iraq and Palestine?
- 0 index, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palestine?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Palestine rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iraq ranks 39th and Palestine ranks 41st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.