Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.9963 GPI
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of
1.03 GPI
in 2017
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
17th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
16th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
00.250.50.751199720082019

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 1.03 GPI against 0.9963 GPI in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0337 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 16th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9727 GPI 0.9081 GPI 0.0645 GPI Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 0.9789 GPI 0.9326 GPI 0.0463 GPI Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 0.998 GPI 0.9974 GPI 0.0006 GPI Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 1.03 GPI against 0.9963 GPI in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
0.0337 GPI, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.