School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Iran
Iran: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
71st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.5869 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran 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 peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5869 GPIA, in 1971.
Iran ranks 71st of 215 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.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5869 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5919 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5975 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5961 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6218 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6494 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6646 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6781 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7121 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7373 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.77 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7916 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8078 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8097 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8189 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8312 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.85 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8669 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8765 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8911 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8992 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8988 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9051 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9094 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9211 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9308 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9356 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9442 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9516 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9648 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9819 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9922 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5869 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iran ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release