Preprimary education, duration in Iran
Iran: Preprimary education, duration was 1 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
197th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1 years
in 1999
All-time low
1 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Preprimary education, duration in Iran, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in Iran is 1 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Iran peaked at 1 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1999.
Iran ranks 197th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Preprimary education, duration in Iran, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 years | — |
| 2000 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 years | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5 years, 22% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2 years, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 197 Afghanistan 1 years compare
- 197 Algeria 1 years compare
- 197 Bermuda 1 years compare
- 197 Philippines 1 years compare
- 197 Tanzania 1 years compare
More education data for Iran
- 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 preprimary education, duration in Iran?
- Preprimary education, duration in Iran was 1 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1999.
- How does Iran rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Iran ranks 197th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.