Iraq vs Lesotho: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Iraq
0.9544 index
in 2023
Lesotho
0.9577 index
in 2024
Iraq rank
181st
Lesotho rank
180th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Iraq
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.9577 index against 0.9544 index in Iraq, a difference of 0.0033 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.
Iraq ranks 181st and Lesotho ranks 180th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5255 index | 1.31 index | 0.7821 index | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.8617 index | 1.22 index | 0.3574 index | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.835 index | 1.11 index | 0.2731 index | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.8289 index | 0.9934 index | 0.1646 index | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.8822 index | 0.9615 index | 0.0794 index | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.9544 index | 0.9446 index | 0.0099 index | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Iraq or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.9577 index against 0.9544 index in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Iraq and Lesotho?
- 0.0033 index, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lesotho?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Lesotho rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iraq ranks 181st and Lesotho ranks 180th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.