World Bank Gender Statistics for Iraq, 2026

World Bank Group data on gender equality indicators for Iraq, last updated in April 2026. The dataset hosts sex-disaggregated statistics covering demography, education, health, economic opportunities, public life, and agency. It is part of the World Bank's Gender Equality Strategy 2016-2023, which focuses on improving gender data.

Use Cases

• Analyze gender gaps in education and health outcomes based on sex-disaggregated demographic data.
• Model the relationship between gender equality and economic productivity using indicators on access to opportunities.
• Track progress on gender representation in public life and decision-making over time.
• Benchmark Iraq's gender statistics against other countries using World Bank methodology.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative World Bank Group, a major international institution.
• Covers multiple thematic areas including demography, education, health, and economic opportunities.
• Released under the permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for broad reuse.
• Explicitly aligned with the World Bank's Gender Equality Strategy 2016-2023, indicating a strategic focus.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Last updated 2026-04-28 03:58:53.608767; freshness should be verified against current sources.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Aggregated from the World Bank's data portal, likely from national surveys and administrative records.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not specified in the provided metadata.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 03:58:53.608767.

Geography

Iraq