School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.5 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Iraq, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Iraq is 4.5 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Iraq peaked at 4.5 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6 years, in 1971.
That places Iraq 157th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.6 years | — |
| 1972 | 1.67 years | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 1.88 years | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 2.02 years | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 2.38 years | +17.7% |
| 1976 | 2.47 years | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 2.62 years | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 2.89 years | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 3.13 years | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 3.33 years | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 3.32 years | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 3.38 years | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 2.99 years | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 2.89 years | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 3.07 years | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 3.04 years | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.02 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 2.9 years | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 2.84 years | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 2.59 years | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 2.33 years | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 2.08 years | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 2.24 years | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 2.2 years | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.49 years | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 2.78 years | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 3.14 years | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 2.65 years | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 2.87 years | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 3.11 years | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 4.5 years | +44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3 years | 1.6 years | 3.13 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.08 years | 2.84 years | 3.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.33 years | 2.08 years | 2.59 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.58 years | 2.2 years | 3.14 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.99 years | 2.87 years | 3.11 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.5 years | 4.5 years | 4.5 years | 1 |
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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, both sexes in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Iraq was 4.5 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 years in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 157th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release