Iraq
Background Information
Region
Middle East & North Africa
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
32% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
6,866,568 (UIS, 2022)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
5,773,231 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
28%
Source: UNSDG , 2018
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
70
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2016
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
No data available
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
12
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education
No data available
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
No data available
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
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Female 22%
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Male 32%
Female: UNESCO, 2012
Male: UNESCO, 2012
Youth not in education, employment or training
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Female 53%
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Male 22%
Female: ILO, 2021
Male: ILO, 2021
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 73%
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Male 78%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school age
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Female 47%
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Male 46%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
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Female 43%
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Male 45%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
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Female 10%
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Male 7%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school
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Female 28%
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Male 15%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
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Female 46%
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Male 35%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
5
Protection from corporal punishment and all violence, including psychological, physical and sexual violence, in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
3
Enshrines right to education without discrimination
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Access to Inclusive Quality Primary and Secondary Education for IDPs, Returnees, Remainees, and Refugees in Crisis Affected Areas in Iraq
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education and Training
Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education
Government Programs Back to Top
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top
