Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.981 GPI in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.981 GPI
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
126th
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.8796 GPI
in 2013
Years of data
20
1986–2016

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1986–2016

00.250.50.7511986200120161986: 0.92 GPI1987: 0.961 GPI1988: 0.975 GPI1989: 0.982 GPI1990: 0.977 GPI1991: 0.983 GPI1992: 0.98 GPI1993: 0.978 GPI1994: 0.968 GPI2000: 0.986 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 0.993 GPI2008: 0.994 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.995 GPI2011: 1 GPI2013: 0.88 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.981 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 0.981 GPI for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in 2016.

That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8796 GPI, in 2013.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 126th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1986 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1986 0.9197 GPI
1987 0.9608 GPI +4.5%
1988 0.975 GPI +1.5%
1989 0.9821 GPI +0.7%
1990 0.9773 GPI -0.5%
1991 0.9829 GPI +0.6%
1992 0.9802 GPI -0.3%
1993 0.9778 GPI -0.2%
1994 0.9676 GPI -1.0%
2000 0.9862 GPI +1.9%
2001 0.9997 GPI +1.4%
2002 0.993 GPI -0.7%
2008 0.9937 GPI +0.1%
2009 1.01 GPI +1.3%
2010 0.9954 GPI -1.1%
2011 1.01 GPI +1.2%
2013 0.8796 GPI -12.7%
2014 1 GPI +14.0%
2015 1.03 GPI +2.5%
2016 0.981 GPI -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9594 GPI 0.9197 GPI 0.9821 GPI 4
1990s 0.9771 GPI 0.9676 GPI 0.9829 GPI 5
2000s 0.9958 GPI 0.9862 GPI 1.01 GPI 5
2010s 0.9823 GPI 0.8796 GPI 1.03 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 123 Saint Lucia 0.985 GPI compare
  2. 124 Israel 0.9839 GPI compare
  3. 125 Türkiye 0.983 GPI compare
  4. 127 Libya 0.9796 GPI
  5. 128 Central African Republic 0.9795 GPI compare
  6. 129 Zambia 0.9689 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.981 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2015.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8796 GPI in 2013.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 126th out of 141 countries with data for 2016.
Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,700 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. 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.