Iraq vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
Iraq
8.62 years
in 2023
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
8.35 years
in 2024
Iraq rank
125th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
126th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Iraq
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 8.62 years against 8.35 years in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.27 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Iraq ranks 125th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 126th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.93 years | 7.04 years | 0.1108 years | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 7.51 years | 7.59 years | 0.0794 years | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 7.92 years | 8.14 years | 0.2196 years | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 8.62 years | 8.28 years | 0.3413 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, Iraq or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Iraq, at 8.62 years against 8.35 years in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Iraq and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.27 years, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 125th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 126th of 200 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release