Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
1.6%
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
103rd
of 149 countries
All-time high
6.3%
in 2010
All-time low
1.6%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2009–2017

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

234562009201320172009: 5.3 %2010: 6.3 %2011: 5.3 %2012: 4.2 %2013: 2.5 %2014: 1.7 %2016: 1.8 %2017: 1.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 1.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 6.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2017.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 103rd of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2009 to 2017.
Year % Change
2009 5.3%
2010 6.3% +18.6%
2011 5.3% -16.3%
2012 4.2% -20.6%
2013 2.5% -40.2%
2014 1.7% -32.0%
2016 1.8% +6.7%
2017 1.6% -10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% 1
2010s 3.3% 1.6% 6.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2017.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 103rd out of 149 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/