School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iraq

Iraq: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.8351 GPI in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
0.8351 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
192nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.9359 GPI
in 1982
All-time low
0.4184 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
28
1971–2007

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

00.20.40.60.811971198920071971: 0.424 GPI1972: 0.418 GPI1973: 0.43 GPI1974: 0.446 GPI1975: 0.492 GPI1976: 0.514 GPI1977: 0.568 GPI1978: 0.621 GPI1979: 0.786 GPI1980: 0.856 GPI1981: 0.908 GPI1982: 0.936 GPI1983: 0.914 GPI1984: 0.888 GPI1985: 0.855 GPI1986: 0.85 GPI1987: 0.844 GPI1988: 0.862 GPI1989: 0.829 GPI1991: 0.845 GPI1992: 0.859 GPI1993: 0.848 GPI1996: 0.853 GPI1999: 0.823 GPI2000: 0.825 GPI2003: 0.844 GPI2004: 0.837 GPI2007: 0.835 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2007, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iraq stood at 0.8351 GPI.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iraq peaked at 0.9359 GPI in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.4184 GPI, in 1972.

Iraq ranks 192nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Iraq, 1971 to 2007.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.4244 GPI —
1972 0.4184 GPI -1.4%
1973 0.4297 GPI +2.7%
1974 0.4456 GPI +3.7%
1975 0.4922 GPI +10.5%
1976 0.5142 GPI +4.5%
1977 0.5678 GPI +10.4%
1978 0.6213 GPI +9.4%
1979 0.7865 GPI +26.6%
1980 0.856 GPI +8.8%
1981 0.9083 GPI +6.1%
1982 0.9359 GPI +3.0%
1983 0.9137 GPI -2.4%
1984 0.8879 GPI -2.8%
1985 0.8546 GPI -3.8%
1986 0.8499 GPI -0.5%
1987 0.8441 GPI -0.7%
1988 0.8617 GPI +2.1%
1989 0.8285 GPI -3.9%
1991 0.8452 GPI +2.0%
1992 0.8589 GPI +1.6%
1993 0.8477 GPI -1.3%
1996 0.8535 GPI +0.7%
1999 0.8233 GPI -3.5%
2000 0.8249 GPI +0.2%
2003 0.8435 GPI +2.3%
2004 0.8375 GPI -0.7%
2007 0.8351 GPI -0.3%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 0.8351 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9846 GPI, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 0.8351 GPI is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9832 GPI, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5222 GPI 0.4184 GPI 0.7865 GPI 9
1980s 0.8741 GPI 0.8285 GPI 0.9359 GPI 10
1990s 0.8457 GPI 0.8233 GPI 0.8589 GPI 5
2000s 0.8352 GPI 0.8249 GPI 0.8435 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 189 Yemen 0.8702 GPI compare
  2. 190 Pakistan 0.8592 GPI compare
  3. 191 Eritrea 0.8485 GPI compare
  4. 193 Guinea 0.8166 GPI compare
  5. 194 Central African Republic 0.7801 GPI compare
  6. 195 Chad 0.7757 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iraq?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iraq was 0.8351 GPI in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.9359 GPI in 1982.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4184 GPI in 1972.
How does Iraq rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Iraq ranks 192nd out of 197 countries with data for 2007.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 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.