School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.0049 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Iraq, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Iraq stood at 0.0049 years. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Iraq peaked at 0.0883 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 years, in 2023.
That places Iraq 118th out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0119 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.0242 years | +104.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0783 years | +223.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0883 years | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0723 years | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0181 years | -75.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0132 years | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0114 years | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 years | -57.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0119 years | 0.0119 years | 0.0119 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0658 years | 0.0242 years | 0.0883 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0142 years | 0.0114 years | 0.0181 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 years | 0.0049 years | 0.0049 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 286,890 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Iraq was 0.0049 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0883 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 years in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 118th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release