Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Iran

Children out of school in Iran in 2023 — 9,163 people. Ranked 68 in the world out of 148. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 99.6%.

2023 9,163 people −66.93% vs 2022
World rank 68of 148
Period maximum 2.12M people1971
Period minimum 9,163 people2023

Trend over time

1971–2023 · people

Children out of school — Iran, 1971–202301M2M3M19711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 2,119,519 people1984: 1,002,730 people1985: 1,069,195 people1986: 1,128,985 people1987: 1,225,243 people1988: 1,239,916 people1989: 1,318,446 people1990: 911,722 people1992: 737,339 people1997: 975,763 people1999: 1,512,711 people2000: 1,417,290 people2002: 206,217 people2003: 155,856 people2004: 106,754 people2005: 52,068 people2006: 65,766 people2007: 313,743 people2009: 267,384 people2010: 315,219 people2011: 276,519 people2012: 245,249 people2013: 153,978 people2014: 285,445 people2015: 281,939 people2016: 264,491 people2017: 205,506 people2019: 125,631 people2020: 151,524 people2022: 27,708 people2023: 9,163 people
Change over the period: −2.11M (−99.57%) Average annual rate: -9.94 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iran 9,163 people
World computed 44.51M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 1.8M people
Southern Asia computed 11.43M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 30.75M people
Children out of school — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 9,163 −18,545 −66.93%
2022 27,708
2020 151,524 +25,893 +20.61%
2019 125,631
2017 205,506 −58,985 −22.3%
2016 264,491 −17,448 −6.19%
2015 281,939 −3,506 −1.23%
2014 285,445 +131,467 +85.38%
2013 153,978 −91,271 −37.22%
2012 245,249 −31,270 −11.31%
2011 276,519 −38,700 −12.28%
2010 315,219 +47,835 +17.89%
2009 267,384
2007 313,743 +247,977 +377.06%
2006 65,766 +13,698 +26.31%
2005 52,068 −54,686 −51.23%
2004 106,754 −49,102 −31.5%
2003 155,856 −50,361 −24.42%
2002 206,217
2000 1.42M −95,421 −6.31%
1999 1.51M
1997 975,763
1992 737,339
1990 911,722 −406,724 −30.85%
1989 1.32M +78,530 +6.33%
1988 1.24M +14,673 +1.2%
1987 1.23M +96,258 +8.53%
1986 1.13M +59,790 +5.59%
1985 1.07M +66,465 +6.63%
1984 1M
1971 2.12M

Southern Asia, 2023

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

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

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