Most Educated in Iraq

Top 88 cities ranked by most educated

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All Countries · Iraq

Most Educated — Iraq

1 Soran 11 15.6%

2 Al Fallūjah 01 15.6%

3 Ash Shaţrah 09 15.6%

4 Khānaqīn 10 15.6%

5 Bayjī 18 15.6%

6 Ash Sharqāt 18 15.6%

7 Sāmarrā’ 18 15.6%

8 Al Miqdādīyah 10 15.6%

9 As Samawah 03 15.6%

10 Baqubah 10 15.6%

11 Sīnah 08 15.6%

12 Ramadi 01 15.6%

13 Az Zubayr 02 15.6%

14 Kufa 17 15.6%

15 An Nu‘mānīyah 16 15.6%

16 Qal‘at Sukkar 09 15.6%

17 Umm Qaşr 02 15.6%

18 Al Fāw 02 15.6%

19 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 06 15.6%

20 Zaxo 08 15.6%

21 Al Hārithah 02 15.6%

22 Al Hindīyah 12 15.6%

23 Nasiriyah 09 15.6%

24 Baghdad 07 15.6%

25 Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 15 15.6%

26 Al Başrah al Qadīmah 02 15.6%

27 Mosul 15 15.6%

28 Erbil 11 15.6%

29 Basrah 02 15.6%

30 Karbala 12 15.6%

31 Kirkuk 13 15.6%

32 Abū Ghurayb 07 15.6%

33 Sulaymaniyah 05 15.6%

34 Hajiawa 05 15.6%

35 Najaf 17 15.6%

36 Al Hillah 06 15.6%

37 Al Maḩmūdīyah 07 15.6%

38 Dihok 08 15.6%

39 Al ‘Amārah 14 15.6%

40 Al Diwaniyah 04 15.6%

41 Al-Kut 16 15.6%

42 Al Qurnah 02 15.6%

43 Al Madīnah 02 15.6%

44 Kelar 05 15.6%

45 ‘Aqrah 15 15.6%

46 Nahiyat Ghammas 04 15.6%

47 Nāḩīyat Saddat al Hindīyah 06 15.6%

48 Kifrī 10 15.6%

49 Mandalī 10 15.6%

50 Batifa 08 15.6%

51 Baynjiwayn 05 15.6%

52 ‘Anah 01 15.6%

53 Ad Dujayl 18 15.6%

54 Tallkayf 15 15.6%

55 Al Mishkhāb 17 15.6%

56 Ḩadīthah 01 15.6%

57 Ṟuwandiz 11 15.6%

58 Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah 04 15.6%

59 Ar Ruţbah 01 15.6%

60 Nāḩiyat al Fuhūd 09 15.6%

61 ‘Anat al Qadīmah 01 15.6%

62 ‘Alī al Gharbī 14 15.6%

63 AlZwya 18 15.6%

64 Barţalah 15 15.6%

65 Begova 08 15.6%

66 Rāwah 01 15.6%

67 Al-Hamdaniya 15 15.6%

68 Al Ḩayy 16 15.6%

69 Aş Şuwayrah 16 15.6%

70 Jamjamāl 05 15.6%

71 Al Qā’im 01 15.6%

72 Simele 08 15.6%

73 Khāliş 10 15.6%

74 Ţūz Khūrmātū 18 15.6%

75 Ash Shāmīyah 04 15.6%

76 Halabja 19 15.6%

77 Al Musayyib 06 15.6%

78 Kays Qal‘ah 15 15.6%

79 Ar Rumaythah 03 15.6%

80 Koysinceq 11 15.6%

81 Al ‘Azīzīyah 16 15.6%

82 Tikrīt 18 15.6%

83 Balad 18 15.6%

84 Sinjār 15 15.6%

85 al-Qasim 06 15.6%

86 ‘Afak 04 15.6%

87 Hīt 01 15.6%

88 Al Maḩāwīl 06 15.6%

The most educated cities in Iraq have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Soran leads with 15.6% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

1. In Soran, 15.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree — more than double the national average of about 33%.
2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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