Iraq - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Iraq was 92.10 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 92.10 in 2017, while its lowest value was 75.90 in 2013.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.49 |
| 2012 | 79.40 |
| 2013 | 75.90 |
| 2014 | 85.50 |
| 2016 | 88.30 |
| 2017 | 92.10 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Iraq was 94.90 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 94.90 in 2017, while its lowest value was 82.40 in 2013.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.91 |
| 2012 | 87.30 |
| 2013 | 82.40 |
| 2014 | 91.90 |
| 2016 | 93.40 |
| 2017 | 94.90 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Iraq was 93.50 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 93.50 in 2017, while its lowest value was 80.80 in 2013.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.80 |
| 2012 | 83.50 |
| 2013 | 80.80 |
| 2014 | 88.80 |
| 2016 | 90.90 |
| 2017 | 93.50 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Iraq was 79.90 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 79.90 in 2017, while its lowest value was 63.40 in 2013.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.17 |
| 2012 | 69.00 |
| 2013 | 63.40 |
| 2014 | 74.60 |
| 2016 | 76.80 |
| 2017 | 79.90 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Iraq was 91.20 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 91.20 in 2017, while its lowest value was 81.40 in 2013.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.09 |
| 2012 | 85.90 |
| 2013 | 81.40 |
| 2014 | 90.00 |
| 2016 | 90.00 |
| 2017 | 91.20 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Iraq was 85.60 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 85.60 in 2017, while its lowest value was 72.70 in 2013.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.05 |
| 2012 | 77.20 |
| 2013 | 72.70 |
| 2014 | 82.20 |
| 2016 | 83.30 |
| 2017 | 85.60 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
