School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 608,616 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
608,616 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
20th
of 204 countries
All-time high
923,049 number
in 1998
All-time low
348,733 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 608,616 number.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 923,049 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 348,733 number, in 1970.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 20th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 348,733 number | — |
| 1971 | 357,665 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 377,877 number | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 387,888 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 398,016 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 407,295 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 415,364 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 424,709 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 435,115 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 446,288 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 457,577 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 468,990 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 484,549 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 502,207 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 522,890 number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 549,082 number | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 581,352 number | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 617,706 number | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 656,712 number | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 698,631 number | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 743,846 number | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 789,908 number | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 827,944 number | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 862,413 number | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 891,228 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 910,085 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 917,908 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 922,623 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 923,049 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 914,052 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 887,368 number | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 842,467 number | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 796,122 number | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 751,075 number | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 708,098 number | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 671,409 number | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 642,170 number | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 612,036 number | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 584,019 number | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 561,482 number | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 549,055 number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 547,228 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 544,924 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 542,230 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 540,656 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 542,522 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 549,027 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 561,397 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 575,554 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 592,016 number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 608,616 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 399,895 number | 348,733 number | 446,288 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 553,970 number | 457,577 number | 698,631 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 870,306 number | 743,846 number | 923,049 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 705,625 number | 561,482 number | 887,368 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 554,461 number | 540,656 number | 592,016 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 608,616 number | 608,616 number | 608,616 number | 1 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 608,616 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 923,049 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 348,733 number in 1970.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 20th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.