School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 4.32 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Iraq, 1971–2023
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 160th out of 213 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.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9347 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.9797 years | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 1.11 years | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 1.2 years | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 1.39 years | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 1.46 years | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.62 years | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 1.79 years | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 1.93 years | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 2.07 years | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 2.17 years | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 2.26 years | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 2.1 years | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 2.04 years | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 2.2 years | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 2.18 years | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 2.22 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 2.19 years | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 2.17 years | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.98 years | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 1.79 years | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 1.58 years | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 1.68 years | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 1.65 years | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.04 years | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 2.19 years | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 2.63 years | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 2.19 years | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 2.36 years | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 2.51 years | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 4.32 years | +72.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 4.32 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.06 years, 71% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 4.32 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.87 years, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +72.5% | 2.51 years | 4.32 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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 160th out of 213 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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February 2026 Data Release