Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iran
Iran: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Iran recorded 1.01 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iran peaked at 1.01 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7338 index, in 1981.
That places Iran 79th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7338 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7428 index | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7533 index | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7641 index | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.778 index | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7934 index | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8102 index | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.827 index | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8452 index | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8638 index | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8823 index | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9002 index | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.916 index | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.93 index | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9422 index | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9522 index | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9594 index | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.965 index | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9687 index | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9713 index | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9728 index | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9743 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9765 index | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9798 index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.983 index | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9856 index | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9873 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9878 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9875 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.987 index | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9873 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9884 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9898 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9913 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9927 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9938 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9957 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9975 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9988 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1.01 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1.01 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7831 index | 0.7338 index | 0.8452 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.928 index | 0.8638 index | 0.9687 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9806 index | 0.9713 index | 0.9878 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9922 index | 0.987 index | 0.9988 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More gender data for Iran
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 18,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 77,077 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 77,077 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 552,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 580,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 565,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 593,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 576,359 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iran?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iran was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7338 index in 1981.
- How does Iran rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iran ranks 79th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 completion rates, 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 equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.