India vs Iran: Primary enrollment selected countries
India
99.88
in 2025
Iran
99.9
in 2023
India rank
11th
Iran rank
9th
Primary enrollment selected countries over time
- India
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 99.9 against 99.88 in India, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1820 it was India ahead.
India ranks 11th and Iran ranks 9th of 209 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, India averaged higher in 16 and Iran in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.095 | 0 | 0.095 | India |
| 1830s | 0.16 | 0.005 | 0.155 | India |
| 1840s | 0.265 | 0.01 | 0.255 | India |
| 1850s | 0.435 | 0.015 | 0.42 | India |
| 1860s | 0.85 | 0.035 | 0.815 | India |
| 1870s | 2.25 | 0.06 | 2.19 | India |
| 1880s | 5.04 | 0.12 | 4.92 | India |
| 1890s | 6.44 | 0.225 | 6.21 | India |
| 1900s | 7.5 | 0.43 | 7.07 | India |
| 1910s | 10 | 0.81 | 9.19 | India |
| 1920s | 13.21 | 1.96 | 11.25 | India |
| 1930s | 17.05 | 6.8 | 10.25 | India |
| 1940s | 19.54 | 12.5 | 7.04 | India |
| 1950s | 36.78 | 25.19 | 11.59 | India |
| 1960s | 52.7 | 36.17 | 16.53 | India |
| 1970s | 59.87 | 64.92 | 5.05 | Iran |
| 1980s | 63.25 | 73.7 | 10.45 | Iran |
| 1990s | 76.61 | 89.38 | 12.77 | Iran |
| 2000s | 92.45 | 93.61 | 1.16 | Iran |
| 2010s | 96.79 | 96.51 | 0.2778 | India |
| 2020s | 98.11 | 99.25 | 1.14 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary enrollment selected countries, India or Iran?
- Iran, at 99.9 against 99.88 in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary enrollment selected countries between India and Iran?
- 0.02, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iran?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do India and Iran rank globally for primary enrollment selected countries?
- India ranks 11th and Iran ranks 9th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Primary enrollment selected countries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.