Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Iran
Iran: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 38,791 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Iran, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Iran is 38,791, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Iran peaked at 38,791 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8,538, in 1960.
Iran ranks 20th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,538 | — |
| 1965 | 9,331 | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 10,408 | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 12,179 | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 14,167 | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 17,554 | +23.9% |
| 1990 | 20,833 | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 23,668 | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 27,203 | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 31,934 | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 38,791 | +21.5% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 38,791 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,506, 5.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Iran's 38,791 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,299, 4.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,934 | 8,538 | 9,331 | 2 |
| 1970s | 11,294 | 10,408 | 12,179 | 2 |
| 1980s | 15,860 | 14,167 | 17,554 | 2 |
| 1990s | 22,250 | 20,833 | 23,668 | 2 |
| 2000s | 29,568 | 27,203 | 31,934 | 2 |
| 2010s | 38,791 | 38,791 | 38,791 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- 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: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Iran?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Iran was 38,791 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 38,791 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,538 in 1960.
- How does Iran rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
- Iran ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 25+, total is the total population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.