Afghanistan vs Iraq: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Afghanistan
10.2 years
in 2018
Iraq
10.16 years
in 2004
Afghanistan rank
153rd
Iraq rank
155th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 10.2 years against 10.16 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.04 years.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Iraq ranks 155th of 183 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 2.81 years 7.36 years 4.55 years Iraq
1980s 2.07 years 10.04 years 7.97 years Iraq
2000s 7.39 years 10.16 years 2.77 years Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Afghanistan, at 10.2 years against 10.16 years in Iraq as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Afghanistan and Iraq?
0.04 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2004.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Iraq ranks 155th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.