1. Iraq AME EDUCATION SECTOR PROFILE

2. Education Structure Source: World Development Indicators (WDI) Education System Structure and Enrollments 2005/06

3. Education Structure Education Configuration and Enrollment % % Net Enrollments % Gross Enrollments Classification Level/GradeAges 2006 2005 Pre-primaryPre-school 4-5N/A6% Primary Primary, grades 1-6 6-1189%99% Secondary Lower Secondary, grades 7- 912-14 38% 58% Upper secondary, grades 10-1215-1732% Tertiary Undergraduate study18-22N/A16% Source: World Development Indicators, UNESCO Institute for Statistics Iraqi compulsory education is for first 6 years of schooling.

4. Education Access: Pre-university Not many Iraqi children are able to access upper secondary education. Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank Education at a Glance

5. Education Access: Post-secondary Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Tertiary education is presently most able to provide 2 year diploma courses of study.

6. Education Access: Gender Enrollments for boys and girls seem to have reached a plateau at primary and secondary levels. Girls’ enrollment rates are consistently 13-14% below boys’ rates at both levels. Source: World Development Indicators

7. Education Quality: Completion Source: World Development Indicators Girls’ completion rates remain 11-13% below boys’ completion rates. Rates have leveled off over the last few years.

8. Education Quality: Testing Source: Iraq does not participate in any international student achievement tests such as TIMSS.