School age population, lower secondary education, male in Iran
Iran: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 1.23 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.23 million number
Change on year
down 30.8%
World rank
33rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.87 million number
in 2000
All-time low
1.06 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Iran, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iran recorded 1.23 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of down 30.8% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Iran peaked at 2.87 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million number, in 1970.
Iran ranks 33rd of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male in Iran, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.06 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.09 million number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 1.14 million number | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 1.17 million number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.20 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.23 million number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 1.26 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.30 million number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.33 million number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.36 million number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.40 million number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.43 million number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.49 million number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.54 million number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.59 million number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.64 million number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.70 million number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 1.78 million number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 1.88 million number | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 2.01 million number | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 2.14 million number | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 2.28 million number | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 2.38 million number | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 2.48 million number | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 2.58 million number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 2.67 million number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2.74 million number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.80 million number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.84 million number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.86 million number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.87 million number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.84 million number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.74 million number | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.61 million number | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.47 million number | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 2.33 million number | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 2.20 million number | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 2.08 million number | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.98 million number | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.89 million number | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.81 million number | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.71 million number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million number | -34.1% |
| 2014 | 1.12 million number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.12 million number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million number | +50.1% |
| 2017 | 1.70 million number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.73 million number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.77 million number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.23 million number | -30.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.22 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.65 million number | 1.40 million number | 2.01 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 million number | 2.14 million number | 2.86 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.40 million number | 1.89 million number | 2.87 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 million number | 1.12 million number | 1.81 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 million number | 1.23 million number | 1.23 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 30 Thailand 1.30 million number compare
- 31 Angola 1.25 million number compare
- 32 Cameroon 1.25 million number compare
- 34 Cote d'Ivoire 1.22 million number compare
- 35 United Kingdom 1.19 million number compare
- 36 Mozambique 1.15 million number compare
More education data for Iran
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Iran?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Iran was 1.23 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million number in 1970.
- How does Iran rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Iran ranks 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.