Duration of pre-primary education in Iran
Iran: Duration of pre-primary education was 1 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Duration of pre-primary education in Iran, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Iran recorded 1 years for duration of pre-primary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of pre-primary education in Iran peaked at 1 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1970.
That places Iran 211th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 211 Afghanistan 1 years compare
- 211 Algeria 1 years compare
- 211 Bermuda 1 years compare
- 211 Falkland Islands 1 years compare
- 211 Guam 1 years compare
- 211 Marshall Islands 1 years compare
- 211 Nigeria 1 years compare
- 211 Niue 1 years compare
- 211 Philippines 1 years compare
- 211 Saint Helena 1 years compare
- 211 Tanzania 1 years compare
- 211 United States Virgin Islands 1 years compare
More education data for Iran
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 372,396 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.68 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of pre-primary education in Iran?
- Duration of pre-primary education in Iran was 1 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of pre-primary education recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest duration of pre-primary education recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1970.
- How does Iran rank for duration of pre-primary education?
- Iran ranks 211th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of pre-primary education rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of years that a child is expected to spend in pre-primary education, defined by country's official educational regulations or laws.