School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.9 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.9 years
World rank
110th
of 200 countries
All-time high
9.1 years
in 2007
All-time low
7.81 years
in 1999
Years of data
9
1999–2023
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Iraq, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 8.9 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Iraq peaked at 9.1 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.81 years, in 1999.
Iraq ranks 110th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.81 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.89 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.21 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 8.53 years | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 9.1 years | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 8.14 years | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 8.5 years | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 8.86 years | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 8.9 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.81 years | 7.81 years | 7.81 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.37 years | 7.89 years | 9.1 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.68 years | 8.5 years | 8.86 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.9 years | 8.9 years | 8.9 years | 1 |
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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, primary and lower secondary, male in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Iraq was 8.9 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.81 years in 1999.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Iraq ranks 110th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release