Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 0.9953 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1984–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 0.9953 GPI, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8141 GPI, in 1984.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 123rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.8141 GPI | — |
| 1985 | 0.8391 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8602 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8687 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8929 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9131 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9074 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9298 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9549 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9587 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9638 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9511 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9568 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9587 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9663 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9672 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.992 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9914 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9942 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9937 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9916 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9924 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9953 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9956 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9953 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8647 GPI | 0.8141 GPI | 0.9131 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9377 GPI | 0.9074 GPI | 0.9587 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9684 GPI | 0.9511 GPI | 0.992 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9978 GPI | 0.9916 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 8 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.96 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.9953 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8141 GPI in 1984.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 123rd out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.