Girls in primary school in Iraq

Girls in primary school in Iraq: 0% in 1820 and 86.9% in 2007, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2007: 86.9%
Since 1820: +86.9 percentage points
World, 2007: 87.2%

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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What the numbers say

The highest was 95% in 1980, the lowest 0% in 1820.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Iraq	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	–	88.2
2011	–	88.1
2010	–	87.9
2009	–	87.9
2008	–	87.6
2007	86.9	87.2
2006	–	86
2005	–	85.4
2004	86.8	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	82.4	80.7
1999	83.4	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	71.4	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	74.2	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	83.7	77.6
1988	86.3	76.6
1987	84.3	75.8
1986	82.8	75.3
1985	82.1	74
1980	95	75.8
1975	55	72.9
1970	34	69
1965	36	66
1960	28	63.1
1955	15.5	57.4
1950	10	51.4
1945	6.1	43.5
1940	5.2	40
1935	4.7	38.2
1930	2.3	36.4
1925	1.3	33
1920	0.2	30.5
1915	0.1	29.2
1910	0.1	28.1
1905	0.1	25.1
1900	0	23.3
1895	0	21.8
1890	0	20
1885	0	19
1880	0	17.2
1875	0	15.7
1870	0	13.2
1865	0	10.6
1860	0	9.3
1855	0	8
1850	0	6.8
1845	0	5.9
1840	0	5.2
1835	0	4.5
1830	0	4
1825	0	3.5
1820	0	3.1

Good to know

The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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