Iraq: Primary school completion rate

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 Iraq

Primary school completion rate

 Latest value 63.18
 Year 2007
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1971 - 2007
 Average 56.77
 Min - Max 38.81 - 74.51
 Source UNESCO
The latest value from 2007 is 63.18 percent, a decline from 71.87 percent in 2004. In comparison, the world average is 88.25 percent, based on data from 122 countries. Historically, the average for Iraq from 1971 to 2007 is 56.77 percent. The minimum value, 38.81 percent, was reached in 1974 while the maximum of 74.51 percent was recorded in 1980. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Iraq - Primary school completion rate - historical chart - 1971-2007




The percent of all children enrolled in primary school who enter the last grade of primary school; can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

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