Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Iran
Iran: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 193,158 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Iran, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, female in Iran stood at 193,158 number.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Iran peaked at 200,577 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 47,576 number, in 1971.
That places Iran 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Iran, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 47,576 number | — |
| 1972 | 48,362 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 51,727 number | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 56,976 number | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 66,776 number | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 79,492 number | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 90,054 number | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 99,635 number | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 109,917 number | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 156,065 number | +42.0% |
| 1985 | 161,645 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 160,231 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 137,275 number | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 140,254 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 146,137 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 158,109 number | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 168,787 number | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 172,679 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 172,564 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 167,611 number | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 158,377 number | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 158,710 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 160,551 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 172,303 number | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 172,664 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 171,078 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 166,981 number | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 161,874 number | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 159,820 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 200,577 number | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 190,823 number | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 187,172 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 196,023 number | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 193,158 number | -1.5% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 193,158 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 8.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iran's 193,158 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46,965 number, 4.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67,575 number | 47,576 number | 99,635 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 144,503 number | 109,917 number | 161,645 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 165,521 number | 158,109 number | 172,679 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 166,483 number | 159,820 number | 172,664 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 193,551 number | 187,172 number | 200,577 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.5 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Iran?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Iran was 193,158 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 200,577 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,576 number in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Iran ranks 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.