Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 560,954 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
560,954 number
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
21st
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.17 million number
in 2010
All-time low
560,954 number
in 2017
Years of data
8
2009–2017

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2009–2017

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M2009201320172009: 1.1M number2010: 1.2M number2011: 1.0M number2012: 817.2k number2013: 784.3k number2014: 743.7k number2016: 613.0k number2017: 561.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 560,954 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.17 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 560,954 number, in 2017.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 21st of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2009 to 2017.
Year number Change
2009 1.13 million number
2010 1.17 million number +4.2%
2011 1.03 million number -12.6%
2012 817,177 number -20.3%
2013 784,302 number -4.0%
2014 743,662 number -5.2%
2016 612,980 number -17.6%
2017 560,954 number -8.5%

Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of's 560,954 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,264 number, 12.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of's 560,954 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 42,408 number, 13.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.13 million number 1.13 million number 1.13 million number 1
2010s 816,819 number 560,954 number 1.17 million number 7

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

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  3. 20 Egypt 646,941 number
  4. 22 Malawi 480,930 number compare
  5. 23 Cambodia 480,902 number
  6. 24 Philippines 457,457 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 560,954 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 million number in 2010.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 560,954 number in 2017.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 21st out of 137 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/