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The present study aimed to examine gender differences in patience and its components. A total of 967 male and female students (317 elementary school students, 320 middle school students, and 330 high school students) from the city of Shiraz, along with 444 university students (142 males and 302 females) from Shiraz University, were selected through cluster random sampling. Participants responded to the Patience Scale for Children and Adolescents and the Patience Scale for Adults. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The results indicated significant gender differences in the overall patience score and some of its components across all three educational levels. In elementary school, girls had higher mean scores than boys in overall patience score and the components of Persistence, Hesitation, and satisfaction. Among middle school students, boys had higher mean total scores than girls in patience and the components of Persistence, Hesitation, and transcendence. In high school, boys also outperformed girls in overall patience score and the components of Persistence and , Forbearance. Among university students, no significant difference was observed in the total patience score; however, girls scored higher than boys in the components of transcendence and Hesitation, while boys scored higher in the satisfaction component. The theoretical implications of this study suggest that distinct gender-related profiles in patience and its components can be observed across different age groups.