School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Iran
Iran: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Iran, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Iran recorded 1.06 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Iran peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5808 GPI, in 1971.
That places Iran 6th out of 198 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.617 GPI | 0.5808 GPI | 0.6783 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7943 GPI | 0.7108 GPI | 0.8602 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.914 GPI | 0.8772 GPI | 0.9374 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9609 GPI | 0.9424 GPI | 0.9768 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 0.979 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 372,396 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.9% (2023)
- Labor force, female 16.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 29.52 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Iran?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Iran was 1.06 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5808 GPI in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Iran ranks 6th out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.