Today's world is changing. Life is getting more complicated and it doesn't give us time to think anymore. In this situation, we really need to have a high power and a high skill to establish a relationship with this globalized world, and those who can win the game in this global market who have a high skill in emotional intelligence. The purpose of this research is to compare emotional intelligence with academic progress of primary school students in Yasouj city. The measurement tool in the current research is a standard questionnaire that determines the comparative study of emotional intelligence with the academic progress of the studied elementary school students. The statistical population of this research is all primary school students of Yasouj city who were selected by simple random method. The results of the research showed that there is a difference between emotional intelligence and academic progress of male and female students. That is, with the increase of emotional intelligence, the academic success of students also increases.