School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5869 GPIA, in 1971.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 69th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6233 GPIA | 0.5869 GPIA | 0.6781 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7848 GPIA | 0.7121 GPIA | 0.8312 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8918 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.9211 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9712 GPIA | 0.9308 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5869 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 69th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release