School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.81 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1971–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 14.81 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2017.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 14.93 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.12 years, in 1971.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 62nd out of 183 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.12 years | — |
| 1972 | 6.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 6.47 years | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 6.78 years | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 7.47 years | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 7.95 years | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 8.3 years | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 10.78 years | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 11.46 years | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 11.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 11.96 years | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 11.94 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 11.61 years | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 11.54 years | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.79 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 12.02 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 12.61 years | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 12.71 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.85 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 13.31 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 14.77 years | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 14.66 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.66 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.93 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 14.81 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.04 years | 6.12 years | 8.3 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 11.12 years | 10.78 years | 11.46 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.97 years | 11.53 years | 12.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.29 years | 12.85 years | 14.93 years | 7 |
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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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 14.81 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 14.93 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.12 years in 1971.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 62nd out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.