Austria vs Iran: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Austria
98.5%
in 2024
Iran
98.5%
in 2020
Austria rank
35th
Iran rank
36th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Austria
- Iran
How they compare
Austria currently reports 98.5% against 98.5% in Iran, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 35th and Iran ranks 36th of 190 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 11.4% | 0.0% | 11.4% | Austria |
| 1830s | 14.0% | 0.0% | 14.0% | Austria |
| 1840s | 17.2% | 0.0% | 17.2% | Austria |
| 1850s | 20.9% | 0.0% | 20.9% | Austria |
| 1860s | 25.2% | 0.0% | 25.1% | Austria |
| 1870s | 34.6% | 0.0% | 34.6% | Austria |
| 1880s | 58.3% | 0.1% | 58.2% | Austria |
| 1890s | 58.4% | 0.2% | 58.2% | Austria |
| 1900s | 80.3% | 0.3% | 80.0% | Austria |
| 1910s | 80.4% | 0.6% | 79.8% | Austria |
| 1920s | 85.6% | 1.4% | 84.2% | Austria |
| 1930s | 90.8% | 4.7% | 86.1% | Austria |
| 1940s | 96.1% | 8.4% | 87.6% | Austria |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 14.3% | 85.7% | Austria |
| 1960s | 91.5% | 27.0% | 64.5% | Austria |
| 1970s | 88.9% | 55.4% | 33.5% | Austria |
| 1980s | 88.0% | 70.9% | 17.1% | Austria |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 96.2% | 2.0% | Austria |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.7% | 1.7% | Austria |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 0.2% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Austria or Iran?
- Austria, at 98.5% against 98.5% in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Austria and Iran?
- 0.0%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iran?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Iran rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 35th and Iran ranks 36th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.