School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iran
Iran: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iran, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iran stood at 1 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iran peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8765 GPIA, in 1997.
That places Iran 69th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8765 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8899 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8956 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9016 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9118 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.922 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9426 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9568 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9704 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9733 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9841 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9856 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9847 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9854 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8832 GPIA | 0.8765 GPIA | 0.8899 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9444 GPIA | 0.8956 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9847 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.70 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 9.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.84 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iran?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iran was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8765 GPIA in 1997.
- How does Iran rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Iran ranks 69th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release