Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 6.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2025.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 children of primary school age, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 1.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 44% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 1.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.3%, 26% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 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 children of primary school age, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. 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 children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release