School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 0.9785 years in 2005. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Iraq, 1971–2005
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 191 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3795 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.4178 years | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4598 years | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4886 years | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5429 years | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5818 years | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6462 years | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6511 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.633 years | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6994 years | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6529 years | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6507 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6268 years | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5921 years | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6642 years | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6834 years | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6355 years | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6564 years | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7475 years | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7539 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7832 years | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8194 years | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.975 years | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9785 years | +0.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.9785 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.14 years, 46% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.9785 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2 years, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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 191 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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February 2026 Data Release