Girls in primary school in Iran

Girls in primary school in Iran: 0% in 1820 and 97.5% in 2012, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2012: 97.5%
Since 1820: +97.5 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 17 of 97; counting from the highest
World, 2012: 88.2%

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Iran	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	97.5	88.2
2011	96.4	88.1
2010	96.3	87.9
2009	97.3	87.9
2008	–	87.6
2007	94.7	87.2
2006	94.3	86
2005	93.7	85.4
2004	95.7	84.7
2003	93.9	83.5
2002	94.7	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	84.5	80.7
1999	83.6	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	89.4	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	91.6	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	86.9	77.3
1989	81.5	77.6
1988	80.2	76.6
1987	78.4	75.8
1986	77.7	75.3
1985	75.8	74
1980	70.9	75.8
1975	64.7	72.9
1970	46.1	69
1965	31.9	66
1960	22	63.1
1955	15.9	57.4
1950	12.7	51.4
1945	9.6	43.5
1940	7.2	40
1935	5.4	38.2
1930	4	36.4
1925	1.8	33
1920	0.9	30.5
1915	0.7	29.2
1910	0.5	28.1
1905	0.3	25.1
1900	0.3	23.3
1895	0.2	21.8
1890	0.1	20
1885	0.1	19
1880	0.1	17.2
1875	0.1	15.7
1870	0	13.2
1865	0	10.6
1860	0	9.3
1855	0	8
1850	0	6.8
1845	0	5.9
1840	0	5.2
1835	0	4.5
1830	0	4
1825	0	3.5
1820	0	3.1

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The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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