School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Iran

Iran: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.5379 years in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
0.5379 years
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
164th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.5379 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.022 years
in 1971
Years of data
45
1971–2016

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Iran, 1971–2016

00.20.40.61971199320161971: 0.022 years1972: 0.024 years1973: 0.024 years1974: 0.044 years1975: 0.093 years1976: 0.179 years1977: 0.21 years1978: 0.226 years1979: 0.242 years1980: 0.212 years1981: 0.148 years1982: 0.16 years1983: 0.137 years1984: 0.147 years1985: 0.053 years1986: 0.069 years1987: 0.075 years1988: 0.084 years1989: 0.098 years1990: 0.116 years1991: 0.121 years1992: 0.133 years1993: 0.089 years1994: 0.071 years1995: 0.078 years1997: 0.116 years1998: 0.16 years1999: 0.15 years2000: 0.185 years2001: 0.223 years2002: 0.268 years2003: 0.343 years2004: 0.38 years2005: 0.445 years2006: 0.501 years2007: 0.513 years2008: 0.506 years2009: 0.411 years2010: 0.402 years2011: 0.406 years2012: 0.349 years2013: 0.385 years2014: 0.434 years2015: 0.525 years2016: 0.538 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Iran recorded 0.5379 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Iran peaked at 0.5379 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.022 years, in 1971.

Iran ranks 164th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Iran, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) in Iran, 1971 to 2016.
Year years Change
1971 0.022 years
1972 0.0237 years +7.4%
1973 0.0237 years +0.2%
1974 0.0436 years +84.1%
1975 0.0925 years +112.1%
1976 0.1787 years +93.1%
1977 0.21 years +17.5%
1978 0.2264 years +7.8%
1979 0.2415 years +6.7%
1980 0.2122 years -12.1%
1981 0.1483 years -30.1%
1982 0.1596 years +7.6%
1983 0.1366 years -14.4%
1984 0.1471 years +7.7%
1985 0.0532 years -63.9%
1986 0.0692 years +30.0%
1987 0.0752 years +8.7%
1988 0.0844 years +12.3%
1989 0.0981 years +16.2%
1990 0.1163 years +18.6%
1991 0.1205 years +3.6%
1992 0.1327 years +10.1%
1993 0.089 years -32.9%
1994 0.0709 years -20.4%
1995 0.0775 years +9.4%
1997 0.1159 years +49.5%
1998 0.1599 years +38.0%
1999 0.1504 years -6.0%
2000 0.1847 years +22.8%
2001 0.2227 years +20.6%
2002 0.2682 years +20.4%
2003 0.3431 years +28.0%
2004 0.3801 years +10.8%
2005 0.4447 years +17.0%
2006 0.5005 years +12.5%
2007 0.5129 years +2.5%
2008 0.5057 years -1.4%
2009 0.4115 years -18.6%
2010 0.4016 years -2.4%
2011 0.4061 years +1.1%
2012 0.3489 years -14.1%
2013 0.3853 years +10.4%
2014 0.4341 years +12.7%
2015 0.5246 years +20.8%
2016 0.5379 years +2.5%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 0.5379 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 years, 30% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 0.5379 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.09 years, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1975 +112.1% 0.0436 years 0.0925 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.118 years 0.022 years 0.2415 years 9
1980s 0.1184 years 0.0532 years 0.2122 years 10
1990s 0.1148 years 0.0709 years 0.1599 years 9
2000s 0.3774 years 0.1847 years 0.5129 years 10
2010s 0.4341 years 0.3489 years 0.5379 years 7

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 161 Egypt 0.5918 years compare
  2. 162 Sierra Leone 0.5765 years compare
  3. 163 Jordan 0.5746 years compare
  4. 165 Fiji 0.5355 years compare
  5. 166 Senegal 0.5072 years compare
  6. 167 Benin 0.4886 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Iran?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Iran was 0.5379 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 0.5379 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 0.022 years in 1971.
How does Iran rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Iran ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.