Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.9879 in 2016. ▬ Flat
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2006–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 0.9879. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.9879 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9516, in 2006.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 58th out of 121 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9516 | — |
| 2008 | 0.9624 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9775 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9701 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.977 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9814 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9879 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.957 | 0.9516 | 0.9624 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9788 | 0.9701 | 0.9879 | 5 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.96 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.9879 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9879 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9516 in 2006.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 58th out of 121 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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