School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Iraq

Iraq: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9997 GPI in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
0.9997 GPI
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
108th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 1998
All-time low
0.7921 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
29
1971–2007

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Iraq, 1971–2007

00.250.50.7511971198920071971: 0.807 GPI1972: 0.792 GPI1973: 0.814 GPI1974: 0.819 GPI1975: 0.93 GPI1976: 0.909 GPI1977: 0.925 GPI1978: 0.937 GPI1979: 0.943 GPI1980: 0.941 GPI1981: 0.971 GPI1982: 0.986 GPI1983: 0.976 GPI1984: 0.978 GPI1985: 0.973 GPI1986: 0.951 GPI1987: 0.953 GPI1988: 0.985 GPI1989: 0.962 GPI1991: 0.96 GPI1992: 0.978 GPI1993: 0.977 GPI1996: 0.991 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 0.999 GPI2000: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 0.9997 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2007.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7921 GPI, in 1972.

That places Iraq 108th out of 189 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8753 GPI 0.7921 GPI 0.9432 GPI 9
1980s 0.9677 GPI 0.9405 GPI 0.9863 GPI 10
1990s 0.9887 GPI 0.9603 GPI 1.03 GPI 6
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9997 GPI 1.02 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 105 Egypt 1 GPI compare
  2. 106 Tanzania 1 GPI compare
  3. 107 Thailand 1 GPI compare
  4. 109 United Kingdom 0.9993 GPI compare
  5. 110 Spain 0.999 GPI compare
  6. 111 Albania 0.999 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Iraq?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Iraq was 0.9997 GPI in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1998.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7921 GPI in 1972.
How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Iraq ranks 108th out of 189 countries with data for 2007.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.