School life expectancy, secondary, female in Iraq

Iraq: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.32 years in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
4.32 years
World rank
156th
of 207 countries
All-time high
4.32 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.9347 years
in 1971
Years of data
31
1971–2023

School life expectancy, secondary, female in Iraq, 1971–2023

12341971199720231971: 0.935 years1972: 0.98 years1973: 1.1 years1974: 1.2 years1975: 1.4 years1976: 1.5 years1977: 1.6 years1978: 1.8 years1979: 1.9 years1980: 2.1 years1981: 2.2 years1982: 2.3 years1983: 2.1 years1984: 2 years1985: 2.2 years1986: 2.2 years1987: 2.2 years1988: 2.2 years1989: 2.2 years1993: 2 years1996: 1.8 years1999: 1.6 years2000: 1.7 years2001: 1.6 years2003: 2 years2004: 2.2 years2007: 2.6 years2009: 2.2 years2011: 2.4 years2012: 2.5 years2023: 4.3 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Iraq stood at 4.32 years. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 72.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Iraq peaked at 4.32 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9347 years, in 1971.

That places Iraq 156th out of 207 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.38 years 0.9347 years 1.93 years 9
1980s 2.16 years 2.04 years 2.26 years 10
1990s 1.78 years 1.58 years 1.98 years 3
2000s 2.06 years 1.65 years 2.63 years 6
2010s 2.44 years 2.36 years 2.51 years 2
2020s 4.32 years 4.32 years 4.32 years 1

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 153 Saint Lucia 4.59 years compare
  2. 154 British Virgin Islands 4.52 years compare
  3. 155 Namibia 4.4 years compare
  4. 157 Eswatini 4.29 years compare
  5. 158 Jamaica 4.19 years compare
  6. 159 Togo 4.11 years compare

See the full ranking of 434 places β†’

More education data for Iraq

All data for Iraq β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Iraq?
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Iraq was 4.32 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 4.32 years in 2023.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9347 years in 1971.
How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Iraq ranks 156th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,675 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release