Population of compulsory school age, female in Iran
Iran: Population of compulsory school age, female was 6.42 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Iran, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Iran is 6.42 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Iran peaked at 6.42 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.00 million, in 2004.
Iran ranks 18th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.55 million | — |
| 1999 | 4.39 million | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 4.18 million | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 3.90 million | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 3.57 million | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 3.24 million | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 3.00 million | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 5.19 million | +73.0% |
| 2006 | 4.96 million | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.82 million | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 4.67 million | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.58 million | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.51 million | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.49 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.51 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.12 million | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 5.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.24 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.34 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.45 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.57 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.70 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.84 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 5.98 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 6.13 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 6.27 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 6.38 million | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 6.42 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.47 million | 4.39 million | 4.55 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.21 million | 3.00 million | 5.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.11 million | 4.49 million | 5.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.17 million | 5.84 million | 6.42 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Iran?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Iran was 6.42 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 6.42 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.00 million in 2004.
- How does Iran rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Iran ranks 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release