Algeria vs Iran: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Algeria
1 index
in 2025
Iran
1 index
in 2023
Algeria rank
68th
Iran rank
71st
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Algeria
- Iran
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Iran, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 68th and Iran ranks 71st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7076 index | 0.6233 index | 0.0843 index | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.8138 index | 0.7848 index | 0.029 index | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.8864 index | 0.8918 index | 0.0054 index | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.9571 index | 0.9712 index | 0.0141 index | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.9465 index | 1.03 index | 0.0835 index | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.9686 index | 1.02 index | 0.0527 index | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Algeria or Iran?
- Algeria, at 1 index against 1 index in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Algeria and Iran?
- 0 index, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iran?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Iran rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Algeria ranks 68th and Iran ranks 71st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.