Iraq - Adult literacy rate

85.60 (%) in 2017

In 2017, adult literacy rate for Iraq was 85.6 %. Adult literacy rate of Iraq increased from 74.05 % in 2000 to 85.6 % in 2017 growing at an average annual rate of 3.71%.

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Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.