School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Iran
Iran: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.03 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
50th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.8753 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
45
1971–2020
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran stood at 1.03 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8753 GPIA, in 1972.
Iran ranks 50th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8882 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8753 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9176 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8854 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8918 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8905 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9073 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9114 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9564 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9798 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9007 GPIA | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9107 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9117 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9006 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9248 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9112 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9143 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9142 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9396 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9352 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9382 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9837 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9344 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9757 GPIA | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8959 GPIA | 0.8753 GPIA | 0.9176 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9403 GPIA | 0.9006 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9439 GPIA | 0.9112 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.08 GPIA | 0.9757 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- 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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran was 1.03 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8753 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Iran rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iran ranks 50th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release