School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9353 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9353 GPIA
World rank
185th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.9353 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.7583 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
9
1999–2023
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 … lower adjusted GPIA 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% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.9353 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9971 GPIA, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.9353 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9968 GPIA, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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