The education system in Iraq, prior to the conflicts in 1991, was considered to be one of the best in the region with over 100% enrollment rate for primary schooling for both men and women. However as a result of the US invasion, Iraq today is more illiterate than it was 25 years ago due to the destruction of its education system by the occupiers. Iraqi schools and universities were bombed and destroyed, according to a UN report 84% of Iraq's higher education schools have been burnt, looted or destroyed. Moreover, school and college buildings were used for military purposes by both the US forces and the Iraqi army. During the years of occupation, the US appointed underqualified people as the ministers of education in Iraq, one of them being Andrew Erdmann, a 36 year who had no experience and didnt even know how to speak Arabic. This man was in charge of handling the budgets, approving the curriculum and making all the key decisions. The scale of attacks on the educational sector, the appointment of underqualified people and inhumane policies of the US all led to the collapse of the educational sector of Iraq. This raises questions about the real intentions of the US forces, who should be held accountable for it.
