NationMaster - Iranian Education statistics

Class size > Age 9	31.9 students		[2nd of 17]
Education spending (% of GDP)	4.9%		[58th of 132]
Geographical aptitude results	60.4		[167th of 191]
Library books	411,000		[58th of 81]
Library members	13,217		[48th of 68]
Primary school girls out of school	7%		[71st of 99]
School life expectancy > Male	12 years		[43rd of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	11.3 years		[60th of 110]
Students from households with calculator > Age 9	37%		[16th of 16]
Students from households with computer > Age 9	8%		[15th of 16]
Students from households with dictionary > Age 9	27%		[16th of 16]
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 9	18%		[16th of 16]
Students from households with study desk > Age 9	23%		[16th of 16]
Students living with mother > Age 9	74%		[16th of 16]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers	100 %	...	[9th of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers	100 %	...	[10th of 56]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment	38.3 %	...	[30th of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment	40.1 %	...	[31st of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment	51.2 %	...	[29th of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment	37.1 %	...	[47th of 77]

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SOURCES: "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran, iran (islamic rep. of), iran (islamic republic of), Iran, Islamic Rep. of, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Islamic Rep. of Iran

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