School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Iraq
Iraq: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 1.01 years in 2005. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Iraq, 1971–2005
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Iraq is 1.01 years, measured in 2005. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Iraq peaked at 1.01 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3764 years, in 1971.
That places Iraq 105th out of 177 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 in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3764 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.3967 years | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4275 years | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4461 years | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4945 years | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 0.513 years | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5575 years | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5596 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5461 years | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6079 years | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6135 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6554 years | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6587 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6453 years | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7335 years | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7254 years | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6624 years | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6721 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7575 years | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7519 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7825 years | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8281 years | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9978 years | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 1.01 years | +0.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.01 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7 years, 59% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.01 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.73 years, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4797 years | 0.3764 years | 0.5596 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6732 years | 0.6079 years | 0.7575 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7519 years | 0.7519 years | 0.7519 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9037 years | 0.7825 years | 1.01 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 1.01 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 1.01 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3764 years in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Iraq ranks 105th out of 177 countries with data for 2005.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.