School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Iran
Iran: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Iran, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Iran is 1 GPI, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Iran peaked at 1 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5671 GPI, in 1971.
Iran ranks 84th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5671 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5735 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5806 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5819 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.603 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6244 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6396 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7616 GPI | +19.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7731 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8041 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8285 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8389 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8549 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8679 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8829 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9118 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9269 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9353 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9377 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9448 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9468 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9601 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9654 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9682 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9879 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9672 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9604 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9591 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9584 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9553 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9716 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9864 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9928 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5957 GPI | 0.5671 GPI | 0.6396 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7673 GPI | 0.7616 GPI | 0.7731 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8645 GPI | 0.8041 GPI | 0.9269 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9574 GPI | 0.9353 GPI | 0.9879 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9789 GPI | 0.9553 GPI | 1 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 81 Ghana 1.01 GPI compare
- 82 Burkina Faso 1.01 GPI compare
- 83 Dominican Republic 1.01 GPI compare
- 85 Malta 1 GPI compare
- 86 Grenada 1 GPI compare
- 87 Saint Lucia 1 GPI compare
More education data for Iran
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 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), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Iran?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Iran was 1 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5671 GPI in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Iran ranks 84th out of 193 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.