Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 17.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 17.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 27.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1960.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.2% | — |
| 1965 | 11.2% | +37.4% |
| 1970 | 12.7% | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 13.7% | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | +33.0% |
| 1985 | 22.8% | +24.8% |
| 1990 | 25.9% | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 27.2% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 18.3% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 25.9% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 20.1% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
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 barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 17.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1960.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. 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 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).
About this data
Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)