Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Iran
Iran: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Iran, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Iran stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Iran peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 1971.
Iran ranks 9th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 57.2% | — |
| 1984 | 83.1% | +45.4% |
| 1985 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 82.9% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 89.4% | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 92.1% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 89.6% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.2% | 57.2% | 57.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 83.3% | 82.9% | 83.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 83.0% | 92.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 83.3% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 94.5% | 98.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 98.2% | 99.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87,283 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.84 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 285,113 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.70 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Iran?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Iran was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Iran ranks 9th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release