Primary completion rate, male in Iran
Iran: Primary completion rate, male was 96.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male 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, male in Iran stood at 96.9%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Iran peaked at 104.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 1971.
That places Iran 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 59.7% | — |
| 1987 | 91.3% | +52.9% |
| 1988 | 90.1% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 89.5% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 90.3% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 94.0% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 96.9% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 98.4% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 95.6% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 98.4% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 96.3% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 91.8% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 93.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 100.9% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 104.4% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 100.3% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.7% | 59.7% | 59.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 90.3% | 89.5% | 91.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 95.7% | 90.3% | 98.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 91.8% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 93.9% | 98.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.3% | 97.3% | 3 |
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More education data for Iran
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.84 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 285,113 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87,283 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.70 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 9.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Iran?
- Primary completion rate, male in Iran was 96.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 104.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Iran ranks 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, male (% 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.