School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Iran
Iran: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9688 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Iran, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Iran stood at 0.9688 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Iran peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5613 GPI, in 1971.
Iran ranks 139th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5613 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.57 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5768 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5777 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5977 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6179 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6342 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8868 GPI | +39.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8998 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8938 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9027 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9084 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9711 GPI | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9748 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9809 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.993 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9752 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9655 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9652 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9772 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9582 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9603 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9661 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9688 GPI | +0.3% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.9688 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.04 GPI, 93% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.9688 GPI is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 GPI, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 | +39.8% | 0.6342 GPI | 0.8868 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5908 GPI | 0.5613 GPI | 0.6342 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.8868 GPI | 0.8868 GPI | 0.8868 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9505 GPI | 0.8938 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9659 GPI | 0.9582 GPI | 0.9772 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.5 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Iran?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Iran was 0.9688 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5613 GPI in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Iran ranks 139th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, 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.