Iraq IQ: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 43.683 % in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 74.052 % for 2000. Iraq IQ: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 58.868 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2013, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.052 % in 2000 and a record low of 43.683 % in 2013. Iraq IQ: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.World Bank: Education Statistics. 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.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

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Iraq IQ: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 53.007 % in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 84.087 % for 2000. Iraq IQ: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 68.547 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2013, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 84.087 % in 2000 and a record low of 53.007 % in 2013. Iraq IQ: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.World Bank: Education Statistics. 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.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Historical dataset showing Iraq literacy rate by year from 2000 to 2017.

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Iraq IQ: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data was reported at 0.853 Ratio in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.905 Ratio for 2000. Iraq IQ: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 0.879 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2013, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.905 Ratio in 2000 and a record low of 0.853 Ratio in 2013. Iraq IQ: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iraq – Table IQ.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

84.1 (%) in 2021. Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.

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Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Iraq was reported at 90.31 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iraq - Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

In 2020, the highest percentage of female literacy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was in Jordan at about **** percent of the females. Within the region, Syria, Libya and Iraq have been suffering from conflict and humanitarian crises.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Iraq was reported at 0.96891 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Iraq - Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Iraq: PISA reading scores: The latest value from is index points, unavailable from index points in . In comparison, the world average is 0.000 index points, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Iraq from to is index points. The minimum value, index points, was reached in while the maximum of index points was recorded in .

IQ：非文盲率：成年人：占15岁及以上人群百分比在12-01-2013达43.683%，相较于12-01-2000的74.052%有所下降。IQ：非文盲率：成年人：占15岁及以上人群百分比数据按年更新，12-01-2000至12-01-2013期间平均值为58.868%，共2份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2000，达74.052%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2013，为43.683%。CEIC提供的IQ：非文盲率：成年人：占15岁及以上人群百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于Global Database的伊拉克 – 表 IQ.世界银行：教育统计。

IQ：性别对等指数（GPI）：非文盲率：青年15-24岁在12-01-2013达0.853Ratio，相较于12-01-2000的0.905Ratio有所下降。IQ：性别对等指数（GPI）：非文盲率：青年15-24岁数据按年更新，12-01-2000至12-01-2013期间平均值为0.879Ratio，共2份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2000，达0.905Ratio，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2013，为0.853Ratio。CEIC提供的IQ：性别对等指数（GPI）：非文盲率：青年15-24岁数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的伊拉克 – 表 IQ.世行.WDI：教育统计。