Iraq vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Iraq
10.08 years
in 2023
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
9.07 years
in 2024
Iraq rank
163rd
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
162nd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Iraq
  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 10.08 years against 9.07 years in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), a difference of 1.01 years.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 163rd and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 162nd of 208 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Difference Ahead
1970s 4.88 years 3.06 years 1.82 years Iraq
1980s 7.93 years 3.87 years 4.06 years Iraq
1990s 6.66 years 5.6 years 1.06 years Iraq
2000s 7.43 years 6.61 years 0.8201 years Iraq
2010s 8.07 years 7.57 years 0.5047 years Iraq
2020s 10.08 years 8.84 years 1.24 years Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Iraq or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
Iraq, at 10.08 years against 9.07 years in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Iraq and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
1.01 years, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Iraq and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Iraq ranks 163rd and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 162nd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (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 secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release