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

Latest (2017)
0.9653 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
143rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9653 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.8495 GPI
in 1997
Years of data
19
1997–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1997–2017

00.20.40.60.811997200720171997: 0.85 GPI1999: 0.862 GPI2000: 0.861 GPI2001: 0.863 GPI2002: 0.871 GPI2003: 0.883 GPI2004: 0.903 GPI2005: 0.9 GPI2006: 0.907 GPI2007: 0.886 GPI2008: 0.918 GPI2009: 0.928 GPI2010: 0.931 GPI2011: 0.941 GPI2012: 0.94 GPI2013: 0.933 GPI2014: 0.939 GPI2016: 0.965 GPI2017: 0.965 GPI

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1997 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 140 Zambia 0.9706 GPI compare
  2. 141 Italy 0.9664 GPI compare
  3. 142 Mauritius 0.9661 GPI compare
  4. 144 Syria 0.9648 GPI compare
  5. 145 Saint Lucia 0.9638 GPI compare
  6. 146 Malta 0.9609 GPI compare

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.