Adolescents out of school, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Adolescents out of school, female was 7.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2009–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2023, adolescents out of school, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 7.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 12.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2023.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 80th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.3% | — |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -18.0% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 7.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 7.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.2%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.7% | 12.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 8.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 406,399 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 108,066 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 519,698 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 505,053 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.62 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.09 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 7.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2023.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 80th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.