School life expectancy, primary, male in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.04 years in 2023. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Iraq, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary, male in Iraq stood at 6.04 years.
That represents a change of down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Iraq peaked at 7.31 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 5.42 years, in 1996.
Iraq ranks 89th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.77 years | 6.44 years | 7.31 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.71 years | 6.41 years | 7.26 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.17 years | 5.42 years | 7.24 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.38 years | 6.02 years | 6.94 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.43 years | 6.37 years | 6.48 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.04 years | 6.04 years | 6.04 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
- Primary education, teachers 286,890 (2007)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.9% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Iraq was 6.04 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 7.31 years in 1979.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 years in 1996.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Iraq ranks 89th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release