School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9239 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq is 0.9239 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 0.9239 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4135 GPIA, in 1975.
Iraq ranks 186th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.416 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4188 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4193 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4259 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4135 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4229 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4499 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4518 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4487 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4559 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4912 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5044 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5459 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5503 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5614 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5625 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.583 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6087 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.621 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6237 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6276 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6178 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6034 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6009 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6967 GPIA | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6523 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7256 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7057 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.705 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6778 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9239 GPIA | +36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4297 GPIA | 0.4135 GPIA | 0.4518 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5484 GPIA | 0.4559 GPIA | 0.621 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.623 GPIA | 0.6178 GPIA | 0.6276 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6641 GPIA | 0.6009 GPIA | 0.7256 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6914 GPIA | 0.6778 GPIA | 0.705 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9239 GPIA | 0.9239 GPIA | 0.9239 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq was 0.9239 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9239 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4135 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iraq ranks 186th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release