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Education > Participation Stats: compare key data on Iraq & United States

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  • Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: 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."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: 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."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
STAT Iraq United States HISTORY
Children out of school > Elementary 572,196
Ranked 16th.
1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Iraq

Children out of school > Elementary > Female 409,534
Ranked 14th.
769,923
Ranked 4th. 88% more than Iraq

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 78.91%
Ranked 136th.
100.09%
Ranked 51st. 27% more than Iraq

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 89.32%
Ranked 143th.
99.11%
Ranked 89th. 11% more than Iraq

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 81.37%
Ranked 98th.
92.61%
Ranked 54th. 14% more than Iraq

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 39.59%
Ranked 91st.
88.31%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Iraq

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 37.4%
Ranked 124th.
93.87%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Iraq

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 32.89%
Ranked 96th.
88.98%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Iraq

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 19.56%
Ranked 67th.
69.36%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Iraq

Secondary education > General pupils 1.61 million
Ranked 40th.
24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Iraq

Secondary education > General pupils > % female 39.53%
Ranked 149th.
48.63%
Ranked 95th. 23% more than Iraq

Secondary education > Pupils 1.75 million
Ranked 35th.
24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Iraq

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 38.93%
Ranked 144th.
48.63%
Ranked 69th. 25% more than Iraq

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 31.95%
Ranked 108th.
0.0
Ranked 111th.

Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.99%
Ranked 58th. About the same as United States
92.62%
Ranked 60th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 15.7%
Ranked 72nd.
82.92%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Iraq

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 11.64%
Ranked 78th.
97.14%
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Iraq

Total enrollment > Primary > % net 87.34%
Ranked 97th.
93.14%
Ranked 64th. 7% more than Iraq

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 45.94%
Ranked 84th.
87.68%
Ranked 18th. 91% more than Iraq

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 5.53%
Ranked 130th.
57.81%
Ranked 64th. 10 times more than Iraq

School enrollment > Primary > % net 87.34%
Ranked 92nd.
91.97%
Ranked 56th. 5% more than Iraq

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 106.27%
Ranked 70th. 8% more than United States
98.45%
Ranked 102nd.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.99%
Ranked 56th. 2% more than United States
91.37%
Ranked 60th.

Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 81.37%
Ranked 90th.
93.68%
Ranked 53th. 15% more than Iraq

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 46.78%
Ranked 115th.
94.11%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Iraq

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 55.67%
Ranked 111th.
94.34%
Ranked 38th. 69% more than Iraq

Children out of school > Elementary > Male 162,662
Ranked 23th.
944,307
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Iraq

SOURCES: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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