School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.7473 GPIA in 2004. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq, 1971–2004
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq is 0.7473 GPIA, measured in 2004.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq peaked at 0.7605 GPIA in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.4052 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Iraq 173rd out of 179 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Iraq, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4107 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4052 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4121 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4285 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4577 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4803 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5212 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5509 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6451 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6794 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7214 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7346 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7508 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.741 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7187 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7269 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7376 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7605 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.742 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7372 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7281 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7473 GPIA | +2.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.7473 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.06 GPIA, 70% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.7473 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.04 GPIA, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4791 GPIA | 0.4052 GPIA | 0.6451 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7313 GPIA | 0.6794 GPIA | 0.7605 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7372 GPIA | 0.7372 GPIA | 0.7372 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7377 GPIA | 0.7281 GPIA | 0.7473 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,363 (2007)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 818,729 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,944 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,985 (2007)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.04 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2004)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1713 units per person (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iraq was 0.7473 GPIA in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7605 GPIA in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4052 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Iraq ranks 173rd out of 179 countries with data for 2004.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release