Iraq vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Iraq
10.79 years
in 2004
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
11.36 years
in 2024
Iraq rank
145th
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
145th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Iraq
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan currently reports 11.36 years against 10.79 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.57 years.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 145th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 145th of 179 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 10.49 years 8.07 years 2.42 years Iraq
1980s 11.34 years 8.75 years 2.58 years Iraq
1990s 9.51 years 8.82 years 0.6852 years Iraq
2000s 10.2 years 9.01 years 1.2 years Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Iraq or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, at 11.36 years against 10.79 years in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Iraq and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
0.57 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2004.
How do Iraq and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Iraq ranks 145th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 145th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,739 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release