School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9353 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iraq, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.9353 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iraq peaked at 0.9353 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7583 GPIA, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 185th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iraq, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7701 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7583 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7979 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7755 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8013 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8101 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.824 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8165 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9353 GPIA | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7701 GPIA | 0.7701 GPIA | 0.7701 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7886 GPIA | 0.7583 GPIA | 0.8101 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8202 GPIA | 0.8165 GPIA | 0.824 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9353 GPIA | 0.9353 GPIA | 0.9353 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Iraq
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3 % change on previous year (2005)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 197,420 (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,470 (2007)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 153,711 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 271,197 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.99 % change on previous year (2005)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iraq was 0.9353 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9353 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7583 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Iraq ranks 185th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release