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

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.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.