School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Iran
Iran: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) was 15.04 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iran, 1971–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Iran recorded 15.04 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iran peaked at 15.18 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.64 years, in 1971.
Iran ranks 50th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Iran, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.64 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.77 years | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 8.15 years | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 8.52 years | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 9.27 years | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 9.76 years | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 10.08 years | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 12.14 years | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 12.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.62 years | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 12.54 years | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 12.53 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 11.78 years | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 11.68 years | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.9 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.66 years | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 12.87 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 13.08 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 13.55 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 14.94 years | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 14.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 14.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.18 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 15.04 years | -0.9% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 15.04 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.55 years, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iran's 15.04 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.78 years, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.74 years | 7.64 years | 10.08 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 12.14 years | 12.14 years | 12.14 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.27 years | 11.68 years | 12.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.53 years | 13.08 years | 15.18 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More gender data for Iran
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 18,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 77,077 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 77,077 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 552,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 580,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 565,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 593,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 576,359 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iran?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iran was 15.04 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 15.18 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 years in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Iran ranks 50th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.