School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9411 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq stood at 0.9411 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq peaked at 0.9411 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4112 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Iraq 185th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4161 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4112 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4195 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4333 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4599 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4795 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5239 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5546 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6537 GPIA | +17.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6928 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7357 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7512 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.768 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7564 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.738 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7369 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7435 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7671 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7514 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7632 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7688 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7542 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7454 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7882 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7655 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7927 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.802 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8144 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8077 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9411 GPIA | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4835 GPIA | 0.4112 GPIA | 0.6537 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7441 GPIA | 0.6928 GPIA | 0.768 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7621 GPIA | 0.7542 GPIA | 0.7688 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7787 GPIA | 0.7454 GPIA | 0.802 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.811 GPIA | 0.8077 GPIA | 0.8144 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9411 GPIA | 0.9411 GPIA | 0.9411 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq was 0.9411 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9411 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4112 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Iraq ranks 185th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release