School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran
Iran: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, 1971β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran stood at 1.01 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3682 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Iran 141st out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4409 GPIA | 0.3682 GPIA | 0.4919 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7077 GPIA | 0.618 GPIA | 0.7974 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.8493 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9368 GPIA | 0.8653 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9828 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iran was 1.01 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3682 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iran ranks 141st out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release