School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Iran

Iran: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.9636 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9636 GPI
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
141st
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.9992 GPI
in 2007
All-time low
0.5305 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
35
1971–2017

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Iran, 1971–2017

00.20.40.60.811971199420171971: 0.531 GPI1972: 0.555 GPI1973: 0.568 GPI1974: 0.574 GPI1975: 0.585 GPI1976: 0.59 GPI1977: 0.601 GPI1985: 0.715 GPI1988: 0.689 GPI1990: 0.713 GPI1991: 0.746 GPI1992: 0.76 GPI1993: 0.787 GPI1994: 0.81 GPI1995: 0.842 GPI1997: 0.898 GPI1999: 0.917 GPI2000: 0.927 GPI2001: 0.931 GPI2002: 0.939 GPI2003: 0.938 GPI2004: 0.961 GPI2005: 0.964 GPI2006: 0.969 GPI2007: 0.999 GPI2008: 0.959 GPI2009: 0.946 GPI2010: 0.941 GPI2011: 0.941 GPI2012: 0.935 GPI2013: 0.922 GPI2014: 0.932 GPI2015: 0.935 GPI2016: 0.952 GPI2017: 0.964 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2017, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Iran stood at 0.9636 GPI.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Iran peaked at 0.9992 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5305 GPI, in 1971.

Iran ranks 141st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.572 GPI 0.5305 GPI 0.601 GPI 7
1980s 0.7019 GPI 0.6891 GPI 0.7147 GPI 2
1990s 0.8092 GPI 0.7128 GPI 0.9165 GPI 8
2000s 0.9534 GPI 0.9267 GPI 0.9992 GPI 10
2010s 0.9402 GPI 0.9217 GPI 0.9636 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 138 Austria 0.9684 GPI compare
  2. 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9674 GPI compare
  3. 140 Bulgaria 0.9667 GPI compare
  4. 142 Guatemala 0.962 GPI compare
  5. 143 Sierra Leone 0.9607 GPI compare
  6. 144 San Marino 0.9605 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Iran?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Iran was 0.9636 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 0.9992 GPI in 2007.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5305 GPI in 1971.
How does Iran rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Iran ranks 141st out of 195 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 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.