Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9653 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1997–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 0.9653 GPI. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.9653 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8495 GPI, in 1997.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 143rd out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8495 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.8622 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8606 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8628 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8713 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8828 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9026 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8997 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9069 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8855 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9178 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9277 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9313 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9407 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9402 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9331 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9388 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9647 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9653 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8559 GPI | 0.8495 GPI | 0.8622 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8918 GPI | 0.8606 GPI | 0.9277 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9449 GPI | 0.9313 GPI | 0.9653 GPI | 7 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.62 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.26 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.7448 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.9653 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9653 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8495 GPI in 1997.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 143rd out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. 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.