World Bank · Education

Iraq: School enrollment, primary (% gross)

104.57percent · 2007+1.4% since 1988

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music. Annual figures for Iraq from 1971 to 2007.

19712007

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2007104.57
200495.636
200396.483
200089.926
199992.436
199682.582
199391.135
199292.431
1991110.971
1989102.153
1988103.086
1987102.113
1986100.977
198599.863
1984100.376
1983100.198
1982103.504
1981105.606
1980108.89
1979106.039
197891.512
197790.326
197685.216
197575.771
197472.546
197370.986
197270.365
197169.797

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, primary (% gross). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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