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Iran 109th among 152 countries in Gender Inequality Index

Iran Materials 25 July 2014 09:42 (UTC +04:00)
Iran stood at the 109th place among 152 countries in terms of Gender Inequality Index, in a report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
Iran 109th among 152 countries in Gender Inequality Index

Baku, Azerbaijan, July 24
By Umid Niayesh - Trend:

Iran stood at the 109th place among 152 countries in terms of Gender Inequality Index, in a report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

The country has improved its position by two places in 2013 compared to 2012, according to the UNDP's latest Human Development Index Report (HDI) released on July 24.

Gender Inequality Index (GII), presents a composite measure of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and labour market participation. Reproductive health itself is measured by two indicators: the maternal mortality ratio and the adolescent birth rate.

Empowerment is measured by the share of parliamentary seats held by women and the share of population with at least some secondary education. And labour market is measured by participation in the labour force. A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa.

Iran's GII value for 2013 was an improved 0.51, compared to the country's GII value of 0.496 in 2012. Iran ranked 107 out of 148 countries in 2012.

In Iran, 3.1 percent of parliamentary seats are held by women, and 62.1 percent of adult women have reached a secondary or higher level of education compared to 67.6 percent of their male counterparts (data refer to the most recent year available during the 2005-2012 period).
For every 100,000 live births, 21 women die from pregnancy-related causes (2010); and the adolescent fertility rate is 25 births per 1000 live births. Female participation in the labour market is 16.4 percent compared to 73.1 for men.

Slovenia (value of 0.021), Switzerland (0.030), Germany (0.046) and Sweden (0.054) topped the ranking list of the countries in terms of Gender Inequality Index, meanwhile Yemen (0.733), Chad (0.707), Afghanistan (0.705) and Niger (0.674) were put at the bottom of the list.

The UNDP report also indicates that Iran's value in Human Development Index (HDI) for 2013 was unchanged at 0.749 from 2012, meanwhile the country's place has fallen from 73 to 75. However the country has improved its position by 10 places from 2008.

The HDI is a summary measure for assessing long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. The report scores the countries with a value from 0 to 1.

The UNDP publishes annual HDI reports since 1990 under a specific name.

"Sustaining human progress: reducing vulnerability and building resilience" has been chosen for the 2014 report.

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