School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 0.5713 years in 2005. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Iraq, 1971–2005
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Iraq is 0.5713 years, measured in 2005. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Iraq peaked at 0.5713 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1091 years, in 1971.
That places Iraq 152nd out of 191 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1091 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.1158 years | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.122 years | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.165 years | +35.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2269 years | +37.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2876 years | +26.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3081 years | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3181 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3079 years | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3176 years | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3094 years | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2959 years | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2937 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2836 years | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.274 years | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3914 years | +42.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4058 years | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4305 years | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4578 years | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4032 years | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4165 years | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4362 years | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5698 years | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5713 years | +0.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.5713 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.96 years, 19% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.5713 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.82 years, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2178 years | 0.1091 years | 0.3181 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.346 years | 0.274 years | 0.4578 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4032 years | 0.4032 years | 0.4032 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4984 years | 0.4165 years | 0.5713 years | 4 |
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, tertiary, female in Iraq?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Iraq was 0.5713 years in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5713 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1091 years in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Iraq ranks 152nd out of 191 countries with data for 2005.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release