India vs Iran: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
India
99.9%
in 2025
Iran
99.9%
in 2023
India rank
11th
Iran rank
9th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- India
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 99.9% against 99.9% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | India |
| 1830s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | India |
| 1840s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | India |
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | India |
| 1860s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | India |
| 1870s | 2.2% | 0.1% | 2.2% | India |
| 1880s | 5.0% | 0.1% | 4.9% | India |
| 1890s | 6.4% | 0.2% | 6.2% | India |
| 1900s | 7.5% | 0.4% | 7.1% | India |
| 1910s | 10.0% | 0.8% | 9.2% | India |
| 1920s | 13.2% | 2.0% | 11.2% | India |
| 1930s | 17.1% | 6.8% | 10.3% | India |
| 1940s | 19.5% | 12.5% | 7.0% | India |
| 1950s | 36.8% | 25.2% | 11.6% | India |
| 1960s | 52.7% | 36.2% | 16.5% | India |
| 1970s | 59.9% | 64.9% | 5.1% | Iran |
| 1980s | 63.2% | 73.7% | 10.5% | Iran |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 89.4% | 12.8% | Iran |
| 2000s | 92.4% | 93.6% | 1.2% | Iran |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.5% | 0.3% | India |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 99.2% | 1.1% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, India or Iran?
- Iran, at 99.9% against 99.9% in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between India and Iran?
- 0.0%, 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 share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- India ranks 11th and Iran ranks 9th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of children of primary school age (typically 6β11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.