Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.03 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
16th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.898 GPI
in 1997
Years of data
19
1997–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1997–2017

00.250.50.7511997200720171997: 0.898 GPI1999: 0.908 GPI2000: 0.91 GPI2001: 0.912 GPI2002: 0.918 GPI2003: 0.925 GPI2004: 0.935 GPI2005: 0.938 GPI2006: 0.942 GPI2007: 0.936 GPI2008: 0.953 GPI2009: 0.957 GPI2010: 0.961 GPI2011: 0.965 GPI2012: 0.965 GPI2013: 0.996 GPI2014: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 1.03 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.898 GPI, in 1997.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 16th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1997 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1997 0.898 GPI
1999 0.9081 GPI +1.1%
2000 0.9101 GPI +0.2%
2001 0.912 GPI +0.2%
2002 0.918 GPI +0.7%
2003 0.9246 GPI +0.7%
2004 0.935 GPI +1.1%
2005 0.9379 GPI +0.3%
2006 0.9418 GPI +0.4%
2007 0.9364 GPI -0.6%
2008 0.9529 GPI +1.8%
2009 0.9574 GPI +0.5%
2010 0.9609 GPI +0.4%
2011 0.9648 GPI +0.4%
2012 0.9652 GPI +0.0%
2013 0.9962 GPI +3.2%
2014 1.02 GPI +2.8%
2016 1.04 GPI +1.4%
2017 1.03 GPI -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9031 GPI 0.898 GPI 0.9081 GPI 2
2000s 0.9326 GPI 0.9101 GPI 0.9574 GPI 10
2010s 0.9974 GPI 0.9609 GPI 1.04 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.04 GPI compare
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  3. 15 Hong Kong, China 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 17 Naoero 1.03 GPI compare
  5. 18 India 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 19 Viet Nam 1.02 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.03 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.898 GPI in 1997.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.