Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 102,981 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
102,981 number
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
27th
of 134 countries
All-time high
223,699 number
in 2010
All-time low
81,105 number
in 2013
Years of data
8
2009–2017

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2009–2017

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2009201320172009: 219.8k number2010: 223.7k number2011: 170.4k number2012: 150.0k number2013: 81.1k number2014: 88.5k number2016: 118.9k number2017: 103.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 102,981 number.

That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 223,699 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 81,105 number, in 2013.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 27th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2009 to 2017.
Year number Change
2009 219,771 number
2010 223,699 number +1.8%
2011 170,388 number -23.8%
2012 150,038 number -11.9%
2013 81,105 number -45.9%
2014 88,470 number +9.1%
2016 118,941 number +34.4%
2017 102,981 number -13.4%

Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of's 102,981 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,894 number, 6.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of's 102,981 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41,660 number, 2.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 219,771 number 219,771 number 219,771 number 1
2010s 133,660 number 81,105 number 223,699 number 7

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 24 Burundi 118,499 number compare
  2. 25 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 106,544 number compare
  3. 26 Tunisia 105,545 number
  4. 28 Morocco 100,912 number compare
  5. 29 Togo 97,601 number compare
  6. 30 Honduras 94,295 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 102,981 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 223,699 number in 2010.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 81,105 number in 2013.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 27th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.