Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes was 53.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
53.9%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
90th
of 163 countries
All-time high
53.9%
in 2016
All-time low
15.0%
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1999–2016

203040501999200720161999: 15 %2000: 18.5 %2001: 22.3 %2002: 26.8 %2003: 34.2 %2004: 38 %2005: 44.5 %2006: 50.1 %2007: 51.3 %2008: 50.6 %2009: 41.1 %2010: 40.2 %2011: 40.6 %2012: 34.9 %2013: 38.6 %2014: 43.5 %2015: 52.6 %2016: 53.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 53.9% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 53.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1999.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 90th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1999 to 2016.
Year % Change
1999 15.0%
2000 18.5% +22.8%
2001 22.3% +20.6%
2002 26.8% +20.4%
2003 34.2% +27.4%
2004 38.0% +11.3%
2005 44.5% +17.0%
2006 50.1% +12.5%
2007 51.3% +2.5%
2008 50.6% -1.4%
2009 41.1% -18.6%
2010 40.2% -2.4%
2011 40.6% +1.1%
2012 34.9% -14.1%
2013 38.6% +10.6%
2014 43.5% +12.8%
2015 52.6% +20.8%
2016 53.9% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.0% 15.0% 15.0% 1
2000s 37.7% 18.5% 51.3% 10
2010s 43.5% 34.9% 53.9% 7

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 87 Chile 54.6% compare
  2. 88 Palestine, State of 54.4% compare
  3. 89 Ireland 54.1% compare
  4. 91 Peru 53.1% compare
  5. 92 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 50.9% compare
  6. 93 Romania 48.1% compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

More reference data data for Iran, Islamic Republic of

All data for Iran, Islamic Republic of →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 53.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1999.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 90th out of 163 countries with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-early-childhood-education-both-sexes-percent/iran-islamic-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-early-childhood-education-both-sexes-percent/iran-islamic-rep/">Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 2,741 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.