School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.88 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 8.88 years.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 8.94 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.74 years, in 2010.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 111th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.12 years | — |
| 1999 | 7.95 years | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 7.86 years | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 8.1 years | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 8.17 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 8.36 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.19 years | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 8.08 years | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.94 years | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 7.91 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.85 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.74 years | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 7.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.32 years | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 7.87 years | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 7.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.84 years | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 8.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.88 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.79 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 8.88 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.04 years | 7.95 years | 8.12 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.09 years | 7.85 years | 8.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.23 years | 7.74 years | 8.94 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.85 years | 8.79 years | 8.88 years | 3 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 8.88 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 8.94 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.74 years in 2010.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 111th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release