Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Iran

Share of children out of school in Iran in 2023 — 0.1%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 146. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 42.73 pp.

2023 0.1% −0.22 pp vs 2022
World rank 7of 146
Period maximum 42.84%1971
Period minimum 0.1%2023

Trend over time

1971–2023 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Iran, 1971–2023020406019711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 42.84%1984: 16.88%1985: 16.98%1986: 16.8%1987: 17.05%1988: 16.24%1989: 16.22%1990: 10.62%1992: 7.93%1997: 10.38%1999: 17.01%2000: 16.72%2002: 2.84%2003: 2.37%2004: 1.74%2005: 0.88%2006: 1.13%2007: 5.37%2009: 4.66%2010: 5.51%2011: 4.82%2012: 4.23%2013: 2.18%2014: 3.97%2015: 3.83%2016: 3.5%2017: 2.65%2019: 1.55%2020: 1.83%2022: 0.32%2023: 0.1%
Change over the period: −42.73 pp Annual average: -0.82 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran

Iran 0.1%
World computed 8.88%
Southern Asia computed 6.49%
Share of children out of school — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.1 −0.22 pp
2022 0.32
2020 1.83 +0.28 pp
2019 1.55
2017 2.65 −0.85 pp
2016 3.5 −0.33 pp
2015 3.83 −0.14 pp
2014 3.97 +1.79 pp
2013 2.18 −2.05 pp
2012 4.23 −0.59 pp
2011 4.82 −0.69 pp
2010 5.51 +0.85 pp
2009 4.66
2007 5.37 +4.24 pp
2006 1.13 +0.24 pp
2005 0.88 −0.86 pp
2004 1.74 −0.63 pp
2003 2.37 −0.47 pp
2002 2.84
2000 16.72 −0.29 pp
1999 17.01
1997 10.38
1992 7.93
1990 10.62 −5.6 pp
1989 16.22 −0.02 pp
1988 16.24 −0.81 pp
1987 17.05 +0.26 pp
1986 16.8 −0.19 pp
1985 16.98 +0.11 pp
1984 16.88
1971 42.84

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.