Burkina Faso vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Burkina Faso
0.9784 GPI
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of
0.9688 GPI
in 2017
Burkina Faso rank
136th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
139th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.9784 GPI against 0.9688 GPI in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.0096 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 136th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 139th of 175 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5787 GPI 0.5908 GPI 0.0121 GPI Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s 0.6744 GPI 0.8868 GPI 0.2124 GPI Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 0.783 GPI 0.9729 GPI 0.1899 GPI Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 0.904 GPI 0.9659 GPI 0.0619 GPI Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Burkina Faso or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Burkina Faso, at 0.9784 GPI against 0.9688 GPI in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Burkina Faso and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
0.0096 GPI, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Burkina Faso and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Burkina Faso ranks 136th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 139th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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.