How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Iran?

17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Iran: School life expectancy, primary and lower … lower GPI gender parity

Ecuador

1.02 GPI

in 2018

Iran

1.02 GPI

in 2017

Ecuador rank

31st

Iran rank

33rd

School life expectancy, primary and lower … lower GPI gender parity over time

Ecuador
Iran

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1.02 GPI against 1.02 GPI in Iran, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 31st and Iran ranks 33rd of 188 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.9964 GPI	0.9099 GPI	0.0865 GPI	Ecuador
2000s	0.9963 GPI	0.9338 GPI	0.0625 GPI	Ecuador
2010s	1.01 GPI	0.9899 GPI	0.0235 GPI	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity, Ecuador or Iran?: Ecuador, at 1.02 GPI against 1.02 GPI in Iran as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity between Ecuador and Iran?: 0 GPI, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Iran?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Ecuador and Iran rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?: Ecuador ranks 31st and Iran ranks 33rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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: School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 13 November 2026

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.