Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq
Iraq: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9544 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq is 0.9544 index, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 0.9544 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4085 index, in 1972.
That places Iraq 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4161 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.4085 index | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4196 index | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4365 index | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4839 index | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5075 index | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5609 index | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.613 index | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7741 index | +26.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8412 index | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8938 index | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9224 index | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9005 index | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8756 index | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8427 index | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8379 index | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8337 index | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8514 index | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8183 index | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8349 index | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8492 index | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8369 index | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.843 index | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8107 index | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8112 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8299 index | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8252 index | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8278 index | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8502 index | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8719 index | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8818 index | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8928 index | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9544 index | +6.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.9544 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.9544 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 index, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +26.3% | 0.613 index | 0.7741 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5133 index | 0.4085 index | 0.7741 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8617 index | 0.8183 index | 0.9224 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.835 index | 0.8107 index | 0.8492 index | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8289 index | 0.8112 index | 0.8502 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8822 index | 0.8719 index | 0.8928 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9544 index | 0.9544 index | 0.9544 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iraq was 0.9544 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9544 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4085 index in 1972.
- How does Iraq rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iraq ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.