Education in Iran 2,950 indicators covering education for Iran. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 406,399 2023 up 21.5% 21st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 108,066 2023 up 25.8% 39th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 519,698 2020 up 127.4% 34th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 505,053 2020 up 115.5% 35th Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.62 million 2023 up 12.8% 18th Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.09 million 2023 up 15.6% 15th Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year 2023 down 91.0% 35th Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 26.5% 78th Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1003 units per person 2023 up 2.6% 93rd Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million 2023 up 15.6% 15th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.31 % change on previous year 2023 down 91.0% 37th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 26.5% 78th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1003 units per person 2023 up 2.6% 93rd Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.41 million 2023 up 13.9% 16th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year 2023 down 92.0% 43rd Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0487 units per person 2023 up 1.0% 92nd Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.67 million 2023 up 17.3% 15th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year 2023 down 89.9% 34th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0516 units per person 2023 up 4.1% 90th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.62 million 2023 up 12.8% 18th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.26 % change on previous year 2023 up 112.9% 88th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 372,396 2023 up 21.6% 15th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.9 % change on previous year 2023 up 258.1% 18th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.26 million 2023 up 16.7% 17th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year 2023 up 117.5% 77th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million 2023 up 9.2% 18th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year 2023 up 108.4% 105th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million 2020 up 121.4% 35th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.7448 % change on previous year 2020 down 105.2% 132nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million 2022 down 24.1% 14th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.84 % change on previous year 2022 up 26.6% 37th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 285,113 2023 up 42.1% 12th Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87,283 2023 down 17.4% 21st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.64 million 2022 down 25.1% 16th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.42 % change on previous year 2022 up 12.1% 42nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.70 million 2022 down 23.2% 13th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 9.25 % change on previous year 2022 up 43.2% 32nd Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 16th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year 2022 down 0.5% 21st Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 2023 up 21.6% 15th Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Duration of pre-primary education 1 years 2025 unchanged 211th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Population ages 15-64 69.4% 2025 down 1.4% 35th Population ages 0-14 22.0% 2025 down 6.7% 109th Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.073 units per person 2023 up 0.1% 127th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 24.5% 78th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 28.3% 79th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 65,078 2023 up 28.1% 39th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 42,988 2023 up 22.5% 43rd Page 1 of 50 Next →