Education Sector Data and Information
2026-01-17 09:39:55
Report of the Media and Information Directorate
🔹 Currently, the education sector includes 1,827,572 students.
🔹 In 2025 alone, 8,836 students were returned to education.
🔹 22,134,074 textbooks were printed in color and high quality for the 2025–2026 academic year and distributed to students.
🔹 2,500 diaspora citizens participated in online Kurdish language learning courses, and 8,500 Kurdish books were sent to diaspora schools.
🔹 Solar power systems were installed in 32 schools:
• 25 schools supported by the Barzani Charity Foundation
• 7 schools supported by UNICEF
Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence
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Completion of certificate translation into English and Arabic within just 6 minutes.
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Availability of the E-Assessment application for parents/guardians to monitor grades and evaluations of their children.
Modern and Environment-Friendly Infrastructure
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Opening of 30 new schools and renovation/work on 30 other schools.
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Installation of solar energy systems in 32 schools in coordination with the Barzani Charity Foundation and UNICEF.
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Provision of 200 smart boards for schools at a cost of 430 million IQD.
Curriculum and Textbooks
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Printing of more than 22 million textbooks with high quality for the 2025–2026 academic year.
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Implementation of scientific revisions in 22 textbooks.
Kurdish Education Abroad (Diaspora)
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Participation of 2,500 diaspora members in online Kurdish language courses.
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Distribution of 8,500 Kurdish books to diaspora schools.