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.
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
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 605,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 586,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 617,379 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 594,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 626,045 (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.