School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iran
Iran: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9895 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iran, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iran is 0.9895 GPI, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iran peaked at 0.9992 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5305 GPI, in 1971.
That places Iran 131st out of 196 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5305 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5551 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5678 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5742 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5851 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5905 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.601 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7147 GPI | +18.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6891 GPI | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7128 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7465 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7599 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7874 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8105 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8417 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.898 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9165 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9267 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9314 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9392 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9384 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9613 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9644 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9691 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9992 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9587 GPI | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9434 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9374 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9359 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9308 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9313 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9314 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9356 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.954 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9631 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9895 GPI | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.572 GPI | 0.5305 GPI | 0.601 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7019 GPI | 0.6891 GPI | 0.7147 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8092 GPI | 0.7128 GPI | 0.9165 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9532 GPI | 0.9267 GPI | 0.9992 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9399 GPI | 0.9308 GPI | 0.9631 GPI | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9895 GPI | 0.9895 GPI | 0.9895 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iran?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iran was 0.9895 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9992 GPI in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5305 GPI in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Iran ranks 131st out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.