Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iran
Iran: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.04 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iran, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iran is 1.04 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iran peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8984 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Iran 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.9627 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.9512 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9417 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9304 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8984 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.959 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9708 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9881 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.998 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9627 GPIA | 0.9627 GPIA | 0.9627 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9485 GPIA | 0.8984 GPIA | 0.9881 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.998 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iran?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iran was 1.04 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8984 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Iran rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Iran ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release