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

Iraq
8.75 years
in 2004
Nigeria
8.18 years
in 2011
Iraq rank
159th
Nigeria rank
161st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Iraq
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 8.75 years against 8.18 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.57 years.

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

Across all 6 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 161st of 175 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 8.35 years 6.27 years 2.08 years Iraq
1990s 7.39 years 6.86 years 0.5343 years Iraq
2000s 8.11 years 7.58 years 0.5259 years Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Iraq or Nigeria?
Iraq, at 8.75 years against 8.18 years in Nigeria as of 2004.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Iraq and Nigeria?
0.57 years, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
6 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2004.
How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Iraq ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 161st 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.