Iran, Islamic Rep.'s children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) was 1.5% in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 3.14 percentage points from 4.64% in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.5% | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 3.6% | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 4.64% | 2010 |
| Highest | 25.46% | 1984 |
| Lowest | 1.39% | 2019 |
| Average since 2011 | 2.96% | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 25.46% | 1984 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) rose 0.11 percentage points on 2019 (from 1.39% to 1.5%).
Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2019), the average change was −0.61 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.61 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.75 percentage points in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.85 percentage points in 1990. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.29 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 83% of the movement over 8 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 1.5% | 2020 |
| Upper middle income | 3.7% | 2025 |
Closest to Iran, Islamic Rep. in the 2020 ranking
What this measures
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.
Limitations: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 1.39 |
| 2018 | no data |
| 2017 | 2.59 |
| 2016 | 3.4 |
| 2015 | 3.6 |
| 2014 | 3.63 |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | 3.5 |
| 2011 | 4.04 |
| 2010 |
Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in nearby economies
More education data for Iran, Islamic Rep.
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 9.09 million (2023)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 101.96% (2023)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 72.48% (2020)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 102.05% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 101.88% (2023)
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Questions people ask
- What is Iran, Islamic Rep.'s children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)?
- 1.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1984?
- It is down 23.96 percentage points from 25.46% in 1984. The highest value was 25.46% in 1984 and the lowest 1.39% in 2019.
- Is the latest change in children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) unusual for Iran, Islamic Rep.?
- In 2020, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) rose 0.11 percentage points on 2019 (from 1.39% to 1.5%). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2019), the average change was −0.61 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.61 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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