Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training was 37.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2005–2022
Source: ILO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 37.8% for share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 50.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2022.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 10th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 50.3% | — |
| 2006 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.8% | 47.6% | 50.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 43.6% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 37.8% | 41.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 37.8% in 2022, according to ILO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2022.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 10th out of 117 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from ILO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of women aged 15–24 who are not in education, employment, or vocational training.