School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 0.8079 years in 2005. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Iraq, 1971–2005
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Iraq is 0.8079 years, measured in 2005. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Iraq peaked at 0.8079 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2506 years, in 1971.
Iraq ranks 124th of 183 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2506 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.2604 years | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2768 years | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3043 years | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3569 years | +17.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3902 years | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4193 years | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4243 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4135 years | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4501 years | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4604 years | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4832 years | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4874 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4786 years | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5181 years | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5705 years | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5438 years | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5584 years | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6141 years | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5832 years | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6058 years | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6419 years | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8005 years | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8079 years | +0.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.8079 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.96 years, 41% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.8079 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.85 years, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.344 years | 0.2506 years | 0.4243 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5165 years | 0.4501 years | 0.6141 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5832 years | 0.5832 years | 0.5832 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.714 years | 0.6058 years | 0.8079 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.22 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.28 (2007)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Iraq was 0.8079 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 0.8079 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2506 years in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 124th out of 183 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 38.5%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.