Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.9885 GPI in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9885 GPI
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
138th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 2002
All-time low
0.9144 GPI
in 2013
Years of data
20
1986–2016

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1986–2016

00.250.50.7511986200120161986: 0.94 GPI1987: 0.974 GPI1988: 0.989 GPI1989: 0.994 GPI1990: 0.987 GPI1991: 0.994 GPI1992: 0.99 GPI1993: 0.985 GPI1994: 0.988 GPI2000: 0.99 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2008: 0.997 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.998 GPI2011: 1 GPI2013: 0.914 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.988 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 0.9885 GPI for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in 2016.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9144 GPI, in 2013.

That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1986 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1986 0.9404 GPI
1987 0.9742 GPI +3.6%
1988 0.9895 GPI +1.6%
1989 0.9943 GPI +0.5%
1990 0.9866 GPI -0.8%
1991 0.9936 GPI +0.7%
1992 0.9898 GPI -0.4%
1993 0.9853 GPI -0.5%
1994 0.9885 GPI +0.3%
2000 0.9902 GPI +0.2%
2001 1 GPI +1.1%
2002 1.04 GPI +3.7%
2008 0.9972 GPI -3.9%
2009 1.01 GPI +1.0%
2010 0.9985 GPI -0.8%
2011 1.01 GPI +0.8%
2013 0.9144 GPI -9.2%
2014 1.01 GPI +10.0%
2015 1.02 GPI +1.2%
2016 0.9885 GPI -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9746 GPI 0.9404 GPI 0.9943 GPI 4
1990s 0.9887 GPI 0.9853 GPI 0.9936 GPI 5
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9902 GPI 1.04 GPI 5
2010s 0.9887 GPI 0.9144 GPI 1.02 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 135 Qatar 0.9909 GPI compare
  2. 136 Kyrgyzstan 0.9906 GPI compare
  3. 137 Serbia 0.9897 GPI compare
  4. 139 Eritrea 0.9877 GPI compare
  5. 140 Nepal 0.9874 GPI compare
  6. 141 Israel 0.9865 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.9885 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2002.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9144 GPI in 2013.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,247 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 4 to the male survival rate to grade 4. 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.