School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.08 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iraq, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iraq stood at 10.08 years. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iraq peaked at 10.08 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.62 years, in 1971.
Iraq ranks 163rd of 208 countries on this measure, 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, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.62 years | — |
| 1972 | 3.65 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 3.83 years | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 4.03 years | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 4.52 years | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 5.01 years | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 5.64 years | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 6.07 years | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 7.59 years | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 8.18 years | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 8.29 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 8.21 years | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 7.91 years | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 7.66 years | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 7.76 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 7.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 7.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 7.95 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 7.75 years | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 7.02 years | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 6.35 years | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 6.59 years | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 6.56 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.35 years | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 7.43 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.37 years | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 7.45 years | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 7.92 years | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 8.22 years | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 10.08 years | +22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.88 years | 3.62 years | 7.59 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.93 years | 7.66 years | 8.29 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.66 years | 6.35 years | 7.02 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.43 years | 6.56 years | 8.37 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.07 years | 7.92 years | 8.22 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.08 years | 10.08 years | 10.08 years | 1 |
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More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.57 (2007)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iraq was 10.08 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 10.08 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 years in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Iraq ranks 163rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release