School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 8.83 years in 2007. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iraq, 1971–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 8.83 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2007. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iraq peaked at 8.83 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.44 years, in 1971.
That places Iraq 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.44 years | — |
| 1972 | 3.55 years | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 3.78 years | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 4.02 years | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 4.49 years | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 4.99 years | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 5.62 years | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 6.08 years | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 7.65 years | +25.8% |
| 1980 | 8.3 years | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 8.48 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 8.44 years | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 8.05 years | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 7.82 years | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 7.96 years | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 7.88 years | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 8 years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 8.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 7.86 years | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 6.95 years | -11.6% |
| 1996 | 6.54 years | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 6.97 years | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 7.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.02 years | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 8.09 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.83 years | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.85 years | 3.44 years | 7.65 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.09 years | 7.82 years | 8.48 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.82 years | 6.54 years | 6.97 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.99 years | 7.02 years | 8.83 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 164 Honduras 9.01 years compare
- 165 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.98 years compare
- 166 Burkina Faso 8.88 years compare
- 168 Jordan 8.82 years compare
- 169 Papua New Guinea 8.8 years compare
- 170 Senegal 8.72 years compare
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 8.83 years in 2007, 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 8.83 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.44 years in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Iraq ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2007.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.