School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.5838 GPIA in 2005. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq, 1971β2005
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq is 0.5838 GPIA, measured in 2005.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 0.6559 GPIA in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2654 GPIA, in 1973.
That places Iraq 174th out of 189 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3924 GPIA | 0.2654 GPIA | 0.4944 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5223 GPIA | 0.4125 GPIA | 0.6559 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5349 GPIA | 0.5349 GPIA | 0.5349 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5581 GPIA | 0.5318 GPIA | 0.5844 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 171 Congo, Republic of 0.6616 GPIA compare
- 172 Liberia 0.6122 GPIA compare
- 173 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.5923 GPIA compare
- 175 Gabon 0.5778 GPIA compare
- 176 Papua New Guinea 0.5725 GPIA compare
- 177 Togo 0.5698 GPIA compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0101 units per person (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq was 0.5838 GPIA in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6559 GPIA in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2654 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iraq ranks 174th out of 189 countries with data for 2005.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release