Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.9976 GPI in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1976–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 0.9976 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1 GPI in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6 GPI, in 1976.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 59th out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.6 GPI | — |
| 1986 | 0.78 GPI | +30.0% |
| 1991 | 0.88 GPI | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.95 GPI | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.99 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.99 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9898 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9915 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.99 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.99 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9951 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9984 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9982 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9985 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9975 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.998 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9976 GPI | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6 GPI | 0.6 GPI | 0.6 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.78 GPI | 0.78 GPI | 0.78 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.915 GPI | 0.88 GPI | 0.95 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9899 GPI | 0.9898 GPI | 0.99 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9942 GPI | 0.99 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9986 GPI | 0.9975 GPI | 1 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 58 Panama 0.998 GPI compare
- 60 Philippines 0.9961 GPI compare
- 61 Egypt 0.9928 GPI compare
- 62 Palestine, State of 0.9925 GPI compare
More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.9976 GPI in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 GPI in 1976.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 59th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.