School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Iran
Iran: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 1.17 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Iran, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Iran is 1.17 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 30.6% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Iran peaked at 2.76 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 991,218 number, in 1970.
That places Iran 34th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Iran, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 991,218 number | — |
| 1971 | 1.02 million number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 1.07 million number | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 1.10 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.13 million number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.16 million number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 1.19 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.22 million number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.24 million number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.27 million number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.31 million number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.34 million number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.38 million number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.43 million number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.47 million number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.53 million number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.59 million number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.68 million number | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 1.78 million number | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 1.90 million number | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 2.01 million number | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 2.13 million number | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 2.24 million number | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 2.36 million number | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 2.47 million number | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 2.57 million number | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.66 million number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 2.71 million number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.74 million number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 2.76 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.76 million number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.73 million number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.63 million number | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.51 million number | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.37 million number | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 2.24 million number | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 2.13 million number | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.02 million number | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.92 million number | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.83 million number | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.75 million number | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.69 million number | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.65 million number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million number | -34.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.61 million number | +49.7% |
| 2017 | 1.62 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.65 million number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.68 million number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.17 million number | -30.6% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1.17 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 172,886 number, 6.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1.17 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 274,583 number, 4.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +49.7% | 1.07 million number | 1.61 million number |
| 2013 | -34.0% | 1.65 million number | 1.09 million number |
| 2020 | -30.6% | 1.68 million number | 1.17 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 million number | 991,218 number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.90 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.47 million number | 2.01 million number | 2.76 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 million number | 1.83 million number | 2.76 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.75 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.17 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 31 Cameroon 1.23 million number compare
- 32 Thailand 1.23 million number compare
- 33 Cote d'Ivoire 1.22 million number compare
- 35 Mozambique 1.16 million number compare
- 36 United Kingdom 1.14 million number compare
- 37 Niger 1.11 million number compare
More education data for Iran
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.5 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Iran?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Iran was 1.17 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 991,218 number in 1970.
- How does Iran rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Iran ranks 34th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.