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

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 54,411 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
54,411 number
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
36th
of 134 countries
All-time high
165,275 number
in 2010
All-time low
40,989 number
in 2014
Years of data
8
2009–2017

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

50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k175.0k2009201320172009: 151.9k number2010: 165.3k number2011: 127.2k number2012: 115.3k number2013: 63.4k number2014: 41.0k number2016: 55.9k number2017: 54.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 54,411 number, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 165,275 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 40,989 number, in 2014.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 36th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2009 to 2017.
Year number Change
2009 151,857 number
2010 165,275 number +8.8%
2011 127,177 number -23.1%
2012 115,282 number -9.4%
2013 63,425 number -45.0%
2014 40,989 number -35.4%
2016 55,947 number +36.5%
2017 54,411 number -2.7%

Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of's 54,411 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,969 number, 3.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of's 54,411 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48,526 number, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 151,857 number 151,857 number 151,857 number 1
2010s 88,929 number 40,989 number 165,275 number 7

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 33 Morocco 69,992 number compare
  2. 34 Mauritania 61,034 number compare
  3. 35 Cambodia 56,692 number compare
  4. 37 Togo 54,275 number compare
  5. 38 Tunisia 48,526 number
  6. 39 Eritrea 43,034 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 54,411 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 165,275 number in 2010.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 40,989 number in 2014.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 36th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.