Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq
Iraq: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9674 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq is 0.9674 index, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 0.9678 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7156 index, in 1981.
That places Iraq 156th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7156 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7293 index | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7449 index | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7614 index | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7789 index | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7953 index | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8113 index | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8249 index | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8359 index | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8474 index | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8579 index | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8678 index | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8763 index | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8852 index | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8917 index | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8939 index | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8939 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8901 index | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8834 index | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8745 index | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8692 index | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8694 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8768 index | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8864 index | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8987 index | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9091 index | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9183 index | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9278 index | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9365 index | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9457 index | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9529 index | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9579 index | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9586 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9581 index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9578 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9574 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9582 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9616 index | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9637 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.965 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9664 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.967 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9671 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9678 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9674 index | -0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.9674 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.9674 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 index, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7775 index | 0.7156 index | 0.8359 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8788 index | 0.8474 index | 0.8939 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8967 index | 0.8692 index | 0.9365 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9572 index | 0.9457 index | 0.9637 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9668 index | 0.965 index | 0.9678 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More gender data for Iraq
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,091 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3028 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,846 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,846 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 566,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 596,188 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 558,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 587,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 550,204 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq was 0.9674 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9678 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7156 index in 1981.
- How does Iraq rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iraq ranks 156th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.