School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.7779 years in 2005. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Iraq, 1971β2005
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Iraq is 0.7779 years, measured in 2005. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Iraq peaked at 0.7779 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2446 years, in 1971.
Iraq ranks 145th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3765 years | 0.2446 years | 0.486 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5041 years | 0.4382 years | 0.6027 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.581 years | 0.581 years | 0.581 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6967 years | 0.6025 years | 0.7779 years | 4 |
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)
- 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, both sexes in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Iraq was 0.7779 years in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7779 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2446 years in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2005.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release