Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Iran
Iran: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 98.5 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Iran, 1820–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Iran is 98.5, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Iran peaked at 98.61 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1820.
Iran ranks 36th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0.01 | — |
| 1830 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1840 | 0.01 | — |
| 1845 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1865 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1870 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1875 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1880 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1885 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 1890 | 0.13 | +44.4% |
| 1895 | 0.18 | +38.5% |
| 1900 | 0.25 | +38.9% |
| 1905 | 0.34 | +36.0% |
| 1910 | 0.48 | +41.2% |
| 1915 | 0.66 | +37.5% |
| 1920 | 0.9 | +36.4% |
| 1925 | 1.83 | +103.3% |
| 1930 | 4.01 | +119.1% |
| 1935 | 5.4 | +34.7% |
| 1940 | 7.24 | +34.1% |
| 1945 | 9.63 | +33.0% |
| 1950 | 12.71 | +32.0% |
| 1955 | 15.94 | +25.4% |
| 1960 | 22 | +38.0% |
| 1965 | 31.92 | +45.1% |
| 1970 | 46.1 | +44.4% |
| 1975 | 64.72 | +40.4% |
| 1980 | 70.93 | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 71.83 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 72.73 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 73.64 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 74.54 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 75.69 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 76.78 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 76.65 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 78.23 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 78.94 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 83.79 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 85.66 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 87.54 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 86.5 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 83.52 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 80.55 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 81.21 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 87.78 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 94.35 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 95.38 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 96.41 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 97.44 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 98.47 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 95.72 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 95.93 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.13 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.36 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 95.96 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.5 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 96.44 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.37 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.6 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.41 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 98.01 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 98.61 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 98.5 | -0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 98.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.11, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iran's 98.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.16, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +119.1% | 1.83 | 4.01 |
| 1925 | +103.3% | 0.9 | 1.83 |
| 1835 | -100.0% | 0.01 | 0 |
| 1860 | +100.0% | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1865 | +50.0% | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1965 | +45.1% | 22 | 31.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.005 | 0 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.005 | 0 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.045 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.155 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.295 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.57 | 0.48 | 0.66 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.36 | 0.9 | 1.83 | 2 |
| 1930s | 4.71 | 4.01 | 5.4 | 2 |
| 1940s | 8.44 | 7.24 | 9.63 | 2 |
| 1950s | 14.32 | 12.71 | 15.94 | 2 |
| 1960s | 26.96 | 22 | 31.92 | 2 |
| 1970s | 55.41 | 46.1 | 64.72 | 2 |
| 1980s | 75 | 70.93 | 78.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.59 | 80.55 | 87.54 | 6 |
| 2000s | 93.88 | 81.21 | 98.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.77 | 95.36 | 98.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 406,399 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 108,066 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 519,698 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 505,053 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.62 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.09 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Iran?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Iran was 98.5 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 98.61 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1820.
- How does Iran rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Iran ranks 36th out of 190 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.