Ethiopia vs Iraq: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Ethiopia
7.92 years
in 2012
Iraq
8.75 years
in 2004
Ethiopia rank
162nd
Iraq rank
159th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 8.75 years against 7.92 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.83 years.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 162nd and Iraq ranks 159th of 175 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7527 years 3.8 years 3.05 years Iraq
1980s 2.4 years 8.13 years 5.73 years Iraq
1990s 2.96 years 7.39 years 4.44 years Iraq
2000s 4.07 years 8.11 years 4.03 years Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Ethiopia or Iraq?
Iraq, at 8.75 years against 7.92 years in Ethiopia as of 2004.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Ethiopia and Iraq?
0.83 years, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Iraq?
7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2004.
How do Ethiopia and Iraq rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Ethiopia ranks 162nd and Iraq ranks 159th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.