School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9544 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.9544 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 0.9544 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4085 GPIA, in 1972.
Iraq ranks 181st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4161 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4085 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4196 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4365 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4839 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5075 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5609 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.613 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7741 GPIA | +26.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8412 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8938 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9224 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9005 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8756 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8427 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8379 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8337 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8514 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8183 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8349 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8492 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8369 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.843 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8107 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8112 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8299 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8252 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8278 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8502 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8719 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8818 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8928 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9544 GPIA | +6.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.9544 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.9544 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 GPIA, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +26.3% | 0.613 GPIA | 0.7741 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5133 GPIA | 0.4085 GPIA | 0.7741 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8617 GPIA | 0.8183 GPIA | 0.9224 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.835 GPIA | 0.8107 GPIA | 0.8492 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8289 GPIA | 0.8112 GPIA | 0.8502 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8822 GPIA | 0.8719 GPIA | 0.8928 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9544 GPIA | 0.9544 GPIA | 0.9544 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,363 (2007)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 818,729 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,944 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,985 (2007)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.04 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2004)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1713 units per person (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq was 0.9544 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9544 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4085 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iraq ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release