India vs Iran: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
India
1.02 index
in 2025
Iran
1.02 index
in 2025
India rank
81st
Iran rank
79th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- India
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.02 index against 1.02 index in India, a difference of 0 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
India ranks 81st and Iran ranks 79th of 164 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4905 index | 0.6205 index | 0.13 index | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.6566 index | 0.8267 index | 0.1701 index | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.8199 index | 0.974 index | 0.1541 index | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.9606 index | 0.9874 index | 0.0268 index | Iran |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 0.0057 index | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, India or Iran?
- Iran, at 1.02 index against 1.02 index in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between India and Iran?
- 0 index, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iran?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do India and Iran rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 81st 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.
Individual pages
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.