Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Iran
Iran: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 98.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Iran, 1984–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Iran stood at 98.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Iran peaked at 98.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 1984.
Iran ranks 34th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 74.5% | — |
| 1985 | 75.7% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 76.8% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 78.2% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 78.9% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 83.8% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 87.5% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 86.5% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 80.5% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 94.3% | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 98.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.1%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iran's 98.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.8% | 74.5% | 78.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 84.6% | 80.5% | 87.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 81.2% | 98.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.4% | 98.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Iran?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Iran was 98.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 1984.
- How does Iran rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Iran ranks 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release