School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.39 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.39 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
52nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.90 million number
in 1992
All-time low
861,876 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 1.39 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.90 million number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 861,876 number, in 1970.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 52nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 861,876 number | — |
| 1971 | 876,593 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 897,565 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 918,476 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 939,310 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 960,209 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 981,444 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.04 million number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.07 million number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.11 million number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.16 million number | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.23 million number | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 1.30 million number | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 1.38 million number | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 1.46 million number | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 1.55 million number | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 1.64 million number | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 1.73 million number | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 1.81 million number | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 1.87 million number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.89 million number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.90 million number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.90 million number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.87 million number | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.83 million number | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.77 million number | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.68 million number | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.58 million number | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.47 million number | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 1.36 million number | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.29 million number | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.23 million number | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million number | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.15 million number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million number | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.22 million number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.28 million number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.34 million number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.37 million number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.39 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 955,567 number | 861,876 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.81 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 million number | 1.47 million number | 1.90 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.39 million number | 10 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.39 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million number in 1992.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 861,876 number in 1970.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.