Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 17.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
17.1%
World rank
82nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
27.0%
in 1995
All-time low
4.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1960–2010

5101520251960198520101960: 4.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 6.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 8.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 11 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 15 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 20.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 24.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 27 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 24.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 20.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 17.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 17.1%, measured in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 27.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1960.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 82nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 4.3%
1965 6.6% +54.5%
1970 8.9% +35.9%
1975 11.0% +22.6%
1980 15.0% +37.2%
1985 20.4% +35.4%
1990 24.8% +22.0%
1995 27.0% +8.8%
2000 24.9% -8.0%
2005 20.7% -16.7%
2010 17.1% -17.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.4% 4.3% 6.6% 2
1970s 9.9% 8.9% 11.0% 2
1980s 17.7% 15.0% 20.4% 2
1990s 25.9% 24.8% 27.0% 2
2000s 22.8% 20.7% 24.9% 2
2010s 17.1% 17.1% 17.1% 1

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 79 Malaysia 18.2% compare
  2. 80 Hong Kong, China 17.8% compare
  3. 81 Morocco 17.8% compare
  4. 83 Mozambique 17.0% compare
  5. 84 Ireland 16.8% compare
  6. 85 South Africa 16.8% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of

All data for Iran, Islamic Republic of →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 17.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1960.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Iran, Islamic Republic of. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-15-with-primary-schooling-total-incomplete/iran-islamic-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-15-with-primary-schooling-total-incomplete/iran-islamic-rep/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Iran, Islamic Republic of</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)