Iran vs Malaysia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index

Iran
1.03 GPI
in 2016
Malaysia
1.03 GPI
in 2019
Iran rank
49th
Malaysia rank
46th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index over time

  • Iran
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.03 GPI against 1.03 GPI in Iran, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Malaysia ahead.

Iran ranks 49th and Malaysia ranks 46th of 189 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8787 GPI 0.8866 GPI 0.0079 GPI Malaysia
1980s 0.9353 GPI 0.9782 GPI 0.0429 GPI Malaysia
1990s 0.9538 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0707 GPI Malaysia
2000s 1.08 GPI 1.09 GPI 0.0165 GPI Malaysia
2010s 1.02 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.0235 GPI Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index, Iran or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.03 GPI against 1.03 GPI in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index between Iran and Malaysia?
0 GPI, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Malaysia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
How do Iran and Malaysia rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Iran ranks 49th and Malaysia ranks 46th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.