Belgium vs Iran: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Belgium
1.02 index
in 2025
Iran
1.02 index
in 2025
Belgium rank
78th
Iran rank
79th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Belgium
- Iran
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Iran, a difference of 0 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 78th and Iran ranks 79th of 164 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 index | 0.6205 index | 0.3803 index | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 0.8267 index | 0.1822 index | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 0.974 index | 0.0465 index | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 0.9874 index | 0.0403 index | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 0.0057 index | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Belgium or Iran?
- Belgium, at 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Belgium and Iran?
- 0 index, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iran?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Iran rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belgium ranks 78th and Iran ranks 79th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, 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 equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.