Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iran
Iran: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iran is 1.01 index, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iran peaked at 1.01 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.967 index, in 2016.
Iran ranks 76th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9889 index | 0.9889 index | 0.9889 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9813 index | 0.967 index | 0.9993 index | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.996 index | 0.986 index | 1.01 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 372,396 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.68 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iran?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iran was 1.01 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.967 index in 2016.
- How does Iran rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iran ranks 76th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.