School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Iran
Iran: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iran, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iran is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iran peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5653 GPIA, in 1971.
Iran ranks 130th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5653 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5758 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5839 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5851 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6047 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6232 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6372 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8646 GPIA | +35.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8792 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8766 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8881 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8962 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9668 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9821 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9918 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9885 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9836 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9835 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.974 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9846 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9843 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.06 GPIA, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.04 GPIA, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +35.7% | 0.6372 GPIA | 0.8646 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5965 GPIA | 0.5653 GPIA | 0.6372 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.8646 GPIA | 0.8646 GPIA | 0.8646 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9548 GPIA | 0.8766 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9867 GPIA | 0.974 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iran?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iran was 1.01 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5653 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Iran ranks 130th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release