School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.46 years in 2004. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Iraq, 1971–2004
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2004, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Iraq stood at 9.46 years.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Iraq peaked at 10.53 years in 1980 and was at its lowest, 6.43 years, in 1971.
Iraq ranks 159th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.43 years | — |
| 1972 | 6.57 years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 6.82 years | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 7.04 years | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 7.6 years | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 8.21 years | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 8.72 years | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 9.04 years | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 10.1 years | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 10.53 years | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 10.28 years | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 10.07 years | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 9.59 years | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 9.35 years | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 9.63 years | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 9.73 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 9.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 9.72 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 9.65 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.28 years | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 8.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 9.46 years | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.84 years | 6.43 years | 10.1 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.83 years | 9.35 years | 10.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.28 years | 8.28 years | 8.28 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.89 years | 8.33 years | 9.46 years | 2 |
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More education data for Iraq
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Iraq was 9.46 years in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 10.53 years in 1980.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.43 years in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2004.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release