Iraq vs OECD members: School life expectancy, primary, male
School life expectancy, primary, male over time
- Iraq
- OECD members
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 7.21 years against 5.74 years in OECD members, a difference of 1.47 years.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 30th and OECD members ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.74 years | 5.73 years | 1.01 years | Iraq |
| 1980s | 6.73 years | 5.94 years | 0.7919 years | Iraq |
| 1990s | 6.17 years | 5.91 years | 0.265 years | Iraq |
| 2000s | 6.87 years | 5.92 years | 0.9459 years | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Iraq or OECD members?
- Iraq, at 7.21 years against 5.74 years in OECD members as of 2007.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Iraq and OECD members?
- 1.47 years, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and OECD members?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
- How do Iraq and OECD members rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Iraq ranks 30th and OECD members ranks 31st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.