School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Iraq

Iraq: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 0.5954 GPI in 2005. β–² Rising

Latest (2005)
0.5954 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
161st
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.6603 GPI
in 1988
All-time low
0.2768 GPI
in 1973
Years of data
24
1971–2005

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Iraq, 1971–2005

00.20.40.61971198820051971: 0.307 GPI1972: 0.292 GPI1973: 0.277 GPI1974: 0.349 GPI1975: 0.431 GPI1976: 0.511 GPI1977: 0.492 GPI1978: 0.504 GPI1979: 0.502 GPI1980: 0.467 GPI1981: 0.488 GPI1982: 0.465 GPI1983: 0.474 GPI1984: 0.481 GPI1985: 0.412 GPI1986: 0.573 GPI1987: 0.641 GPI1988: 0.66 GPI1989: 0.619 GPI1999: 0.542 GPI2000: 0.539 GPI2002: 0.54 GPI2004: 0.595 GPI2005: 0.595 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Iraq is 0.5954 GPI, measured in 2005.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 0.6603 GPI in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2768 GPI, in 1973.

Iraq ranks 161st of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4073 GPI 0.2768 GPI 0.5105 GPI 9
1980s 0.5282 GPI 0.4123 GPI 0.6603 GPI 10
1990s 0.5419 GPI 0.5419 GPI 0.5419 GPI 1
2000s 0.5672 GPI 0.5386 GPI 0.5954 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 158 Mauritania 0.6117 GPI compare
  2. 159 Burundi 0.608 GPI compare
  3. 160 Gambia 0.6061 GPI compare
  4. 162 Gabon 0.5873 GPI compare
  5. 163 Papua New Guinea 0.5701 GPI compare
  6. 164 Niger 0.5684 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 222 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Iraq?
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Iraq was 0.5954 GPI in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.6603 GPI in 1988.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2768 GPI in 1973.
How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Iraq ranks 161st out of 177 countries with data for 2005.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.