School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Iraq

Iraq: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.9785 years in 2005. β–² Rising

Latest (2005)
0.9785 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
121st
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.9785 years
in 2005
All-time low
0.3795 years
in 1971
Years of data
24
1971–2005

School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Iraq, 1971–2005

00.20.40.60.811971198820051971: 0.38 years1972: 0.418 years1973: 0.46 years1974: 0.489 years1975: 0.543 years1976: 0.582 years1977: 0.646 years1978: 0.651 years1979: 0.633 years1980: 0.699 years1981: 0.653 years1982: 0.651 years1983: 0.627 years1984: 0.592 years1985: 0.664 years1986: 0.683 years1987: 0.635 years1988: 0.656 years1989: 0.748 years1999: 0.754 years2000: 0.783 years2002: 0.819 years2004: 0.975 years2005: 0.979 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2005, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Iraq stood at 0.9785 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Iraq peaked at 0.9785 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3795 years, in 1971.

That places Iraq 121st out of 189 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5334 years 0.3795 years 0.6511 years 9
1980s 0.6609 years 0.5921 years 0.7475 years 10
1990s 0.7539 years 0.7539 years 0.7539 years 1
2000s 0.889 years 0.7832 years 0.9785 years 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 118 Honduras 1.07 years compare
  2. 119 Ghana 1.05 years compare
  3. 120 Cambodia 1.01 years compare
  4. 122 Zimbabwe 0.9768 years compare
  5. 123 Comoros 0.9686 years compare
  6. 124 Jamaica 0.9649 years compare

See the full ranking of 412 places β†’

More education data for Iraq

All data for Iraq β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Iraq?
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Iraq was 0.9785 years in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.9785 years in 2005.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3795 years in 1971.
How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
Iraq ranks 121st out of 189 countries with data for 2005.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release