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

Iraq
10.16 years
in 2004
Kenya
10.27 years
in 2009
Iraq rank
155th
Kenya rank
152nd

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

  • Iraq
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 10.27 years against 10.16 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 155th and Kenya ranks 152nd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 7.69 years 7.06 years 0.6341 years Iraq
1980s 9.98 years 9.04 years 0.9396 years Iraq
2000s 9.47 years 8.71 years 0.7677 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, Iraq or Kenya?
Kenya, at 10.27 years against 10.16 years in Iraq as of 2009.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Iraq and Kenya?
0.11 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kenya?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2004.
How do Iraq and Kenya rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 155th and Kenya ranks 152nd 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.