Iran - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Iran was 42.85 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.00 in 2007 and a minimum value of 2.26 in 1973.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1972 2.28
1973 2.26
1974 4.13
1975 8.69
1976 16.68
1977 19.67
1978 21.35
1979 22.97
1980 20.33
1981 14.29
1982 15.56
1983 13.47
1984 14.63
1985 5.33
1986 6.96
1987 7.62
1988 8.60
1989 10.01
1990 11.87
1991 12.24
1992 13.65
1993 9.32
1994 7.57
1995 8.41
1997 12.53
1998 16.83
1999 14.50
2000 17.37
2001 20.65
2002 25.19
2003 32.93
2004 37.93
2005 46.10
2006 53.68
2007 55.00
2008 54.01
2009 42.85

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Iran was 45.54 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57.97 in 2007 and a minimum value of 2.11 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1972 2.11
1973 2.15
1974 3.86
1975 8.18
1976 15.70
1977 18.67
1978 20.30
1982 15.18
1983 13.33
1984 14.98
1985 5.08
1986 6.73
1987 7.40
1988 8.31
1989 9.81
1990 11.53
1991 11.89
1992 13.25
1993 9.17
1994 7.41
1995 8.23
1997 12.53
1998 16.37
1999 14.73
2000 17.75
2001 21.24
2002 26.34
2003 34.78
2004 40.10
2005 48.71
2006 56.53
2007 57.97
2008 52.85
2009 45.54

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Iran was 40.29 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.12 in 2008 and a minimum value of 2.37 in 1973.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1972 2.45
1973 2.37
1974 4.38
1975 9.16
1976 17.61
1977 20.60
1978 22.33
1982 15.92
1983 13.59
1984 14.30
1985 5.55
1986 7.18
1987 7.83
1988 8.88
1989 10.20
1990 12.19
1991 12.58
1992 14.03
1993 9.46
1994 7.72
1995 8.59
1997 12.53
1998 17.26
1999 14.27
2000 17.01
2001 20.09
2002 24.09
2003 31.16
2004 35.86
2005 43.62
2006 50.97
2007 52.18
2008 55.12
2009 40.29

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Iran was 108.17 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 111.29 in 1993 and a minimum value of 74.08 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 74.08
1972 77.30
1973 79.62
1974 81.41
1975 89.04
1976 93.78
1977 97.47
1978 100.15
1979 85.56
1980 93.47
1981 88.34
1982 94.18
1983 96.36
1984 99.41
1985 100.61
1986 102.25
1987 102.75
1988 103.57
1989 103.97
1990 105.60
1991 108.28
1992 110.68
1993 111.29
1994 110.57
1995 110.29
1997 108.76
1999 101.49
2000 100.56
2001 100.76
2002 100.12
2003 99.52
2004 100.54
2005 100.59
2006 104.60
2007 106.18
2008 107.77
2009 108.17

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Iran was 107.78 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 107.78 in 2009 and a minimum value of 53.93 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 53.93
1972 56.51
1973 58.54
1974 59.80
1975 67.31
1976 73.05
1977 77.24
1978 80.50
1982 77.83
1983 81.27
1984 86.40
1985 89.03
1986 91.81
1987 92.76
1988 94.68
1989 96.26
1990 98.96
1991 102.54
1992 105.65
1993 106.87
1994 106.51
1995 106.08
1997 104.50
1999 98.23
2000 97.64
2001 98.06
2002 97.76
2003 97.57
2004 98.95
2005 99.55
2006 103.67
2007 105.59
2009 107.78

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Iran was 108.54 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 118.56 in 1978 and a minimum value of 93.09 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 93.09
1972 96.89
1973 99.47
1974 101.74
1975 109.45
1976 113.23
1977 116.45
1978 118.56
1982 109.51
1983 110.53
1984 111.65
1985 111.52
1986 112.11
1987 112.20
1988 111.99
1989 111.28
1990 111.91
1991 113.75
1992 115.47
1993 115.52
1994 114.45
1995 114.35
1997 112.85
1999 104.62
2000 103.37
2001 103.35
2002 102.38
2003 101.38
2004 102.06
2005 101.56
2006 105.47
2007 106.75
2009 108.54

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Iran was 99.47 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.47 in 2007 and a minimum value of 61.02 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 61.02
1984 81.90
1985 82.89
1986 84.24
1987 84.65
1988 85.36
1989 85.69
1990 91.92
1992 96.68
1997 97.76
1999 86.42
2000 85.63
2002 94.05
2003 93.44
2004 96.62
2005 96.67
2006 99.18
2007 99.47

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Iran was 99.90 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.90 in 2007 and a minimum value of 73.35 in 1984.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1984 73.35
1985 75.58
1986 77.95
1987 78.75
1988 80.60
1989 81.94
1990 87.73
1992 93.77
1999 84.63
2000 84.12
2002 91.89
2003 91.72
2004 95.11
2005 95.69
2007 99.90

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Iran was 99.05 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.46 in 1992 and a minimum value of 87.07 in 2000.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1984 89.95
1985 89.78
1986 90.19
1987 90.24
1988 89.87
1989 89.24
1990 95.90
1992 99.46
1999 88.13
2000 87.07
2002 96.11
2003 95.10
2004 98.07
2005 97.59
2007 99.05

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2000 3.33
2001 3.56
2002 3.79
2003 3.84
2009 7.10

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Iran was 83.53 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83.53 in 2009 and a minimum value of 27.49 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 27.49
1972 35.05
1973 37.25
1974 39.80
1975 43.46
1976 46.19
1977 48.19
1985 43.38
1988 47.43
1990 52.07
1991 53.50
1992 56.09
1993 59.93
1994 63.80
1995 66.48
1997 72.61
1999 79.10
2000 79.68
2001 78.98
2002 78.63
2003 77.60
2004 76.99
2005 76.38
2006 77.75
2007 77.75
2008 81.16
2009 83.53

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Iran was 81.06 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.06 in 2009 and a minimum value of 18.72 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 18.72
1972 24.68
1973 26.66
1974 28.73
1975 31.78
1976 33.97
1977 35.78
1985 35.64
1988 38.73
1990 43.49
1991 45.74
1992 48.24
1993 52.37
1994 56.48
1995 60.03
1997 68.11
1999 76.07
2000 77.09
2001 76.60
2002 76.31
2003 75.11
2004 75.39
2005 74.94
2006 76.60
2007 78.19
2008 80.24
2009 81.06

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Iran was 85.88 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.88 in 2009 and a minimum value of 35.74 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 35.74
1972 44.81
1973 47.22
1974 50.23
1975 54.47
1976 57.69
1977 59.86
1985 50.63
1988 55.54
1990 60.07
1991 60.77
1992 63.51
1993 67.15
1994 70.86
1995 72.74
1997 77.00
1999 82.00
2000 82.16
2001 81.25
2002 80.85
2003 80.01
2004 78.54
2005 77.75
2006 78.85
2007 77.33
2008 82.03
2009 85.88

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1990 46.99

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1990 40.17

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1990 53.36

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2003 6.72
2005 8.75
2006 7.01
2007 6.89
2008 6.65

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Iran was 42.77 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.77 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2.85 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 2.85
1972 3.32
1973 3.84
1974 4.00
1975 4.30
1976 4.70
1977 4.63
1978 4.70
1983 3.36
1984 3.59
1985 4.03
1986 4.48
1991 5.85
1995 15.09
1996 16.62
1999 19.06
2000 19.37
2001 20.50
2002 19.39
2003 20.20
2004 22.09
2005 23.22
2006 25.55
2007 30.05
2008 36.33
2009 36.61
2010 42.77

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Iran was 42.95 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.95 in 2010 and a minimum value of 1.48 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 1.48
1972 2.01
1973 2.34
1974 2.38
1975 2.48
1976 2.67
1977 2.79
1978 2.97
1983 2.07
1984 2.23
1991 3.29
1996 12.26
1999 16.89
2000 17.92
2001 19.89
2002 19.41
2003 20.83
2004 22.97
2005 23.90
2006 26.54
2007 31.82
2008 38.96
2009 37.86
2010 42.95

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Iran was 42.60 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.60 in 2010 and a minimum value of 4.18 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 4.18
1972 4.57
1973 5.28
1974 5.59
1975 6.09
1976 6.69
1977 6.43
1978 6.40
1983 4.55
1984 4.84
1991 8.29
1996 20.95
1999 21.16
2000 20.75
2001 21.07
2002 19.38
2003 19.59
2004 21.22
2005 22.55
2006 24.58
2007 28.31
2008 33.77
2009 35.38
2010 42.60

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation