Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 672,835 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
672,835 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
19th
of 206 countries
All-time high
935,086 number
in 1993
All-time low
405,109 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 672,835 number.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 935,086 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 405,109 number, in 1970.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 19th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 405,109 number
1971 413,213 number +2.0%
1972 423,311 number +2.4%
1973 433,202 number +2.3%
1974 442,897 number +2.2%
1975 452,308 number +2.1%
1976 461,500 number +2.0%
1977 473,842 number +2.7%
1978 486,586 number +2.7%
1979 500,818 number +2.9%
1980 517,563 number +3.3%
1981 537,767 number +3.9%
1982 565,809 number +5.2%
1983 598,856 number +5.8%
1984 635,731 number +6.2%
1985 675,614 number +6.3%
1986 717,196 number +6.2%
1987 763,386 number +6.4%
1988 811,677 number +6.3%
1989 857,012 number +5.6%
1990 893,530 number +4.3%
1991 914,918 number +2.4%
1992 930,676 number +1.7%
1993 935,086 number +0.5%
1994 929,247 number -0.6%
1995 914,461 number -1.6%
1996 892,774 number -2.4%
1997 861,842 number -3.5%
1998 817,831 number -5.1%
1999 766,948 number -6.2%
2000 715,120 number -6.8%
2001 670,122 number -6.3%
2002 633,628 number -5.4%
2003 604,567 number -4.6%
2004 581,801 number -3.8%
2005 563,839 number -3.1%
2006 548,123 number -2.8%
2007 539,184 number -1.6%
2008 539,163 number -0.0%
2009 545,202 number +1.1%
2010 554,417 number +1.7%
2011 562,793 number +1.5%
2012 570,994 number +1.5%
2013 581,457 number +1.8%
2014 593,794 number +2.1%
2015 607,891 number +2.4%
2016 623,443 number +2.6%
2017 637,780 number +2.3%
2018 650,133 number +1.9%
2019 661,482 number +1.7%
2020 672,835 number +1.7%

Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of's 672,835 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 11.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of's 672,835 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,826 number, 6.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 449,279 number 405,109 number 500,818 number 10
1980s 668,061 number 517,563 number 857,012 number 10
1990s 885,731 number 766,948 number 935,086 number 10
2000s 594,075 number 539,163 number 715,120 number 10
2010s 604,418 number 554,417 number 661,482 number 10
2020s 672,835 number 672,835 number 672,835 number 1

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 16 Viet Nam 718,730 number compare
  2. 17 Uganda 716,094 number compare
  3. 18 Kenya 694,451 number compare
  4. 20 Türkiye 670,881 number compare
  5. 21 South Africa 576,960 number compare
  6. 22 Sudan 572,594 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 672,835 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 935,086 number in 1993.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 405,109 number in 1970.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.