ALECSO: Mashriq Countries vs Iraq: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
8.33 years
in 2024
Iraq
8.62 years
in 2023
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries rank
127th
Iraq rank
125th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
  • Iraq
02468199420092024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 8.62 years against 8.33 years in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, a difference of 0.29 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ahead.

ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 127th and Iraq ranks 125th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ALECSO: Mashriq Countries averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ALECSO: Mashriq Countries Iraq Difference Ahead
1990s 7.34 years 6.93 years 0.4101 years ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
2000s 7.75 years 7.51 years 0.2392 years ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
2010s 8.2 years 7.92 years 0.2814 years ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
2020s 8.4 years 8.62 years 0.2235 years Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, ALECSO: Mashriq Countries or Iraq?
Iraq, at 8.62 years against 8.33 years in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between ALECSO: Mashriq Countries and Iraq?
0.29 years, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Mashriq Countries and Iraq?
9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do ALECSO: Mashriq Countries and Iraq rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 127th and Iraq ranks 125th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release