Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iran
Iran: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2023, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iran stood at 1 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iran peaked at 1.06 index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5869 index, in 1971.
Iran ranks 71st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5869 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.5919 index | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5975 index | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5961 index | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6218 index | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6494 index | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6646 index | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6781 index | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7121 index | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7373 index | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.77 index | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7916 index | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8078 index | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8097 index | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8189 index | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8312 index | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.85 index | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8669 index | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8765 index | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8911 index | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8992 index | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9 index | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8988 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9051 index | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9094 index | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9211 index | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9308 index | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9356 index | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9442 index | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9516 index | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9648 index | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9819 index | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9922 index | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1 index | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1 index | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1 index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 index | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 index | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 index | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.04 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 index | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -0.5% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6233 index | 0.5869 index | 0.6781 index | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7848 index | 0.7121 index | 0.8312 index | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8918 index | 0.85 index | 0.9211 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9712 index | 0.9308 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1 index | 1.05 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1 index | 1.06 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More health data for Iran
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,070 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iran?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iran was 1 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5869 index in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iran ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.