School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, tertiary, female 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 151st 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 | 0.2178 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
- 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 286,890 (2007)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.9% (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 151st out of 189 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release