Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 2.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 11.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2025.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 143rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -41.3% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.1% | 6.3% | 6 |
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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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 2.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2025.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 143rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.6%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release