School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Iran
Iran: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
80th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.5708 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
38
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iran, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iran recorded 1.01 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iran peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5708 GPIA, in 1971.
Iran ranks 80th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5708 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5796 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.588 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5898 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6105 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.63 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6428 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7582 GPIA | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7664 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7907 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8116 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8197 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8346 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.846 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8595 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8881 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9048 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9149 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9203 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9294 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9337 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9571 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9737 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9892 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9978 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9864 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9824 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9793 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9945 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1.01 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 | 0.6016 GPIA | 0.5708 GPIA | 0.6428 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7623 GPIA | 0.7582 GPIA | 0.7664 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8444 GPIA | 0.7907 GPIA | 0.9048 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9625 GPIA | 0.9149 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9982 GPIA | 0.9793 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iran?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iran was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5708 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Iran ranks 80th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release