Primary completion rate, female in Iran
Iran: Primary completion rate, female was 98.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Iran, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, female in Iran stood at 98.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Iran peaked at 114.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 1971.
Iran ranks 61st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 33.8% | — |
| 1987 | 72.4% | +114.2% |
| 1988 | 74.3% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 74.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 77.2% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 80.0% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 83.4% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 85.9% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 85.4% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 89.1% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 88.3% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 88.1% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 104.8% | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 114.5% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 73.8% | 72.4% | 74.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 77.2% | 89.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 85.6% | 114.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 91.2% | 97.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 96.4% | 99.1% | 3 |
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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Iran?
- Primary completion rate, female in Iran was 98.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 114.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Iran ranks 61st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.