School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iran

Iran: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
40th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 2020
All-time low
0.5702 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
36
1971–2020

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iran, 1971–2020

00.250.50.7511971199520201971: 0.57 GPI1972: 0.575 GPI1973: 0.582 GPI1974: 0.583 GPI1975: 0.604 GPI1976: 0.626 GPI1977: 0.642 GPI1985: 0.772 GPI1988: 0.789 GPI1990: 0.818 GPI1991: 0.841 GPI1992: 0.851 GPI1993: 0.865 GPI1994: 0.876 GPI1995: 0.888 GPI1997: 0.913 GPI1999: 0.926 GPI2000: 0.933 GPI2001: 0.937 GPI2002: 0.944 GPI2003: 0.945 GPI2004: 0.96 GPI2005: 0.965 GPI2006: 0.968 GPI2007: 0.988 GPI2008: 0.966 GPI2009: 0.956 GPI2010: 0.954 GPI2011: 0.954 GPI2012: 0.952 GPI2013: 0.977 GPI2014: 0.996 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2020: 1 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2020, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iran stood at 1.03 GPI. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iran peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5702 GPI, in 1971.

Iran ranks 40th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iran, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Iran, 1971 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.5702 GPI
1972 0.5754 GPI +0.9%
1973 0.582 GPI +1.2%
1974 0.5828 GPI +0.1%
1975 0.6043 GPI +3.7%
1976 0.6262 GPI +3.6%
1977 0.6419 GPI +2.5%
1985 0.7721 GPI +20.3%
1988 0.7893 GPI +2.2%
1990 0.8182 GPI +3.7%
1991 0.8406 GPI +2.7%
1992 0.8513 GPI +1.3%
1993 0.8652 GPI +1.6%
1994 0.8758 GPI +1.2%
1995 0.8876 GPI +1.4%
1997 0.9126 GPI +2.8%
1999 0.926 GPI +1.5%
2000 0.9335 GPI +0.8%
2001 0.9369 GPI +0.4%
2002 0.9436 GPI +0.7%
2003 0.9453 GPI +0.2%
2004 0.9603 GPI +1.6%
2005 0.9653 GPI +0.5%
2006 0.9684 GPI +0.3%
2007 0.9881 GPI +2.0%
2008 0.9656 GPI -2.3%
2009 0.9564 GPI -1.0%
2010 0.9545 GPI -0.2%
2011 0.954 GPI -0.0%
2012 0.9518 GPI -0.2%
2013 0.9768 GPI +2.6%
2014 0.9955 GPI +1.9%
2015 1.01 GPI +1.0%
2016 1.02 GPI +1.3%
2017 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2020 1.03 GPI +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5975 GPI 0.5702 GPI 0.6419 GPI 7
1980s 0.7807 GPI 0.7721 GPI 0.7893 GPI 2
1990s 0.8722 GPI 0.8182 GPI 0.926 GPI 8
2000s 0.9563 GPI 0.9335 GPI 0.9881 GPI 10
2010s 0.9842 GPI 0.9518 GPI 1.02 GPI 8
2020s 1.03 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.03 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 37 Nicaragua 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 38 Timor-Leste 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 39 Jamaica 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 41 New Zealand 1.03 GPI compare
  5. 42 Thailand 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 43 Philippines 1.03 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iran?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iran was 1.03 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2020.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5702 GPI in 1971.
How does Iran rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Iran ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.