Title: Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Iraq Series ID: SEADTLITRZSIRQ Source: World Bank Release: World Development Indicators (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Annual Units: Percent of People Ages 15 and Above Date Range: 2000-01-01 to 2017-01-01 Last Updated: 2023-10-31 3:22 PM CDT Notes: 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. World Bank Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Source Indicator: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS DATE VALUE 2000-01-01 74.0522003173828 2001-01-01 . 2002-01-01 . 2003-01-01 . 2004-01-01 . 2005-01-01 . 2006-01-01 . 2007-01-01 . 2008-01-01 . 2009-01-01 . 2010-01-01 . 2011-01-01 . 2012-01-01 77.1999969482422 2013-01-01 . 2014-01-01 82.1999969482422 2015-01-01 . 2016-01-01 83.3000030517578 2017-01-01 85.5999984741211