School enrollments

In Iraq:

According to American government estimates, Iraq's population grew by about 8 percent to 26 million from 2002 to 2005.

Even in provinces that have experienced population declines, for example, school enrollment is still up. In Anbar — the large desert province in western Iraq, where insurgents regularly battle American soldiers, causing residents to flee — enrollment in primary school is up by 15 percent, and in secondary and high school it is up by 37 percent.