School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iran
Iran: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iran, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iran stood at 1.04 GPI.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iran peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5808 GPI, in 1971.
Iran ranks 12th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.617 GPI | 0.5808 GPI | 0.6783 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7887 GPI | 0.7108 GPI | 0.8501 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9135 GPI | 0.8734 GPI | 0.9385 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9618 GPI | 0.9443 GPI | 0.9771 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.979 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 9 Mauritania 1.07 GPI compare
- 10 Seychelles 1.05 GPI compare
- 13 Albania 1.03 GPI compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 1.03 GPI compare
- 15 Uganda 1.03 GPI compare
More reference data data for Iran
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2419 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0713 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.08 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.27 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.14 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 4,030 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 212.24 millimeters (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iran?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iran was 1.04 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5808 GPI in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Iran ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.