Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
1
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
14th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1
in 2016
All-time low
0.99
in 2005
Years of data
8
2005–2016
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2005–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2016, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.99, in 2005.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 14th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.99 | — |
| 2006 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.992 | 0.99 | 1 | 5 |
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More education data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 18.8% (2022)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 24.3% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.02 (2023)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 57.9% (2023)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 13.2% (2009)
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by 100.0% (2017)
- Adjusted gender parity index for the proportion of teachers with the 1.0% (2017)
- Youth/adult literacy rate 98.1% (2016)
- Number of destroyed or damaged educational facilities attributed to 6 (2010)
- Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters 1 (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 1 in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 in 2005.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 14th out of 68 countries with data for 2016.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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