School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq stood at 1.05 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7853 GPIA, in 1972.
Iraq ranks 32nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8665 GPIA | 0.7853 GPIA | 0.9311 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9585 GPIA | 0.9292 GPIA | 0.9779 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9789 GPIA | 0.9542 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9954 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0101 units per person (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq was 1.05 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7853 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iraq ranks 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release