Country vs country: Education Stats: compare key data on Iran & Israel and Education Stats: compare key data on Iran & Israel compared Education

STAT Iran Israel HISTORY
Average IQ 84
Ranked 35th.
94
Ranked 20th. 12% more than Iran
Children out of school, primary 3,468
Ranked 54th.
20,236
Ranked 67th. 6 times more than Iran

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0454
Ranked 64th.
2.65
Ranked 72nd. 58 times more than Iran

Children out of school, primary, female 112,387
Ranked 26th. 13 times more than Israel
8,413
Ranked 69th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 57th.
1.3
Ranked 52nd. 28% more than Iran

College and university > Share of total education spending 27.63%
Ranked 4th. 64% more than Israel
16.88%
Ranked 69th.

Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 82nd.
11
Ranked 40th. 38% more than Iran

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.71%
Ranked 8th.
5.59%
Ranked 40th. 51% more than Iran

Literacy > Female 73%
Ranked 108th.
95.9%
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Iran

Literacy > Total population 79.4%
Ranked 110th.
97.1%
Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Iran

Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 152nd.
6
Ranked 97th. 20% more than Iran

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.78
Ranked 93th.
8.46
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Iran

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 20.49
Ranked 69th. 57% more than Israel
13.06
Ranked 109th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 31.31
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Israel
9.76
Ranked 88th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 31st. 17% more than Israel
6
Ranked 129th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.6
Ranked 76th. 45% more than Israel
1.1
Ranked 74th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 194th.
3
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Iran

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
8.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 50% more than Iran

Secondary education, pupils 7.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Israel
708,340
Ranked 67th.

College and university > Private school share 44.71%
Ranked 13th.
85.25%
Ranked 10th. 91% more than Iran

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.22
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Israel
1.01
Ranked 16th.

School life expectancy > Total 11.3 years
Ranked 58th.
14.6 years
Ranked 21st. 29% more than Iran
Primary education, pupils 5.75 million
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Israel
807,424
Ranked 77th.

Primary education, teachers 277,991
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Israel
65,704.88
Ranked 40th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 28th. 20% more than Israel
5
Ranked 167th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.501
Ranked 40th.
1.3
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Iran

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 15th. 33% more than Israel
3
Ranked 101st.

Literacy > Male 85.6%
Ranked 100th.
98.5%
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Iran

High school > Private school share 11.95%
Ranked 36th. 14% more than Israel
10.52%
Ranked 77th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 19.22
Ranked 68th. 55% more than Israel
12.42
Ranked 132nd.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Israel
3
Ranked 154th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.4%
Ranked 5th.
99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Iran

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 46,920.29
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Israel
14,074.87
Ranked 57th.

Primary completion rate 96
Ranked 46th.
101
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.71 million
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Israel
301,326
Ranked 49th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 161st.
6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Iran

Children out of school > Primary 306,852
Ranked 19th. 19 times more than Israel
16,168
Ranked 64th.

Secondary education, teachers 280,309
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Israel
55,218.77
Ranked 39th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 34th.
7.11
Ranked 37th. 59% more than Iran

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 26.91
Ranked 18th.
30.02
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Iran

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 97th. The same as Israel
3
Ranked 142nd.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.849
Ranked 87th.
1.55
Ranked 70th. 83% more than Iran

Secondary education, general pupils 6.31 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Israel
575,551
Ranked 66th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 20.9%
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Israel
4.4%
Ranked 100th.

High school > Gender parity index 0.959
Ranked 75th.
1.02
Ranked 49th. 7% more than Iran

Scientific and technical journal articles 1,806
Ranked 36th.
6,941
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Iran

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.14%
Ranked 108th.
3.78%
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.31
Ranked 64th.
45.86
Ranked 22nd. 81% more than Iran

Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 68th. The same as Israel
6
Ranked 126th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 22.8%
Ranked 10th. 66% more than Israel
13.7%
Ranked 34th.

Children out of school, primary, male 59,578
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Israel
11,823
Ranked 60th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.7%
Ranked 24th.
7.1%
Ranked 12th. 51% more than Iran

High school > Students per teacher 31.31
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Israel
9.76
Ranked 89th.

Secondary education > General pupils 9.07 million
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Israel
482,534
Ranked 69th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 144th.
12
Ranked 97th. 9% more than Iran

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
9.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 65% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.03 million
Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Israel
769,856
Ranked 84th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 62.1%
Ranked 68th.
82.7%
Ranked 35th. 33% more than Iran

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.14
Ranked 21st. About the same as Israel
92.91
Ranked 42nd.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 75.2
Ranked 64th.
105.91
Ranked 81st. 41% more than Iran

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.09
Ranked 52nd.
1.34
Ranked 28th. 23% more than Iran

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 10.12 million
Ranked 11th. 49 times more than Israel
205,700
Ranked 92nd.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.94
Ranked 98th.
0.99
Ranked 77th. 5% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 26.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
45.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 75% more than Iran

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.622
Ranked 134th.
1.81
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Iran

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 4.37
Ranked 55th. 84% more than Israel
2.37
Ranked 78th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 6.51 million
Ranked 11th. 44 times more than Israel
147,800
Ranked 87th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 87.8%
Ranked 50th.
99.9%
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Iran

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 147th.
6 years
Ranked 95th. 20% more than Iran

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 82.5
Ranked 28th. 9% more than Israel
75.5
Ranked 60th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 147th.
12
Ranked 98th. 9% more than Iran

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.52%
Ranked 49th.
21.64%
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Iran

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 27.4%
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Israel
6.2%
Ranked 97th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 60th.
97%
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Iran

Primary education > Pupils 7.31 million
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Israel
775,021
Ranked 79th.

Secondary education > Pupils 9.94 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Israel
607,224
Ranked 66th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 69.1%
Ranked 63th.
85.5%
Ranked 34th. 24% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 152.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Israel
91.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 50.74%
Ranked 76th.
55.67%
Ranked 43th. 10% more than Iran

Secondary education, vocational pupils 813,189
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Israel
132,789
Ranked 52nd.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 20.49
Ranked 67th. 57% more than Israel
13.06
Ranked 111th.

Secondary education > Teachers 409,196
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Israel
61,132
Ranked 51st.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 8th.
15 years
Ranked 33th. 15% more than Iran
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 10.02 million
Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Israel
603,321
Ranked 75th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 26.35
Ranked 58th.
1,037.57
Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than Iran

Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.99
Ranked 5th.
1
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.89%
Ranked 120th.
48.65%
Ranked 63th. 2% more than Iran

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 147.65
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Israel
30.75
Ranked 99th.

Progression to secondary school 90.26%
Ranked 32nd. 22% more than Israel
74.12%
Ranked 82nd.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 96.7%
Ranked 5th.
99.6%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Iran

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 4.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 89% more than Israel
2.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Israel
98%
Ranked 28th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 176th.
15
Ranked 134th. 7% more than Iran

Library books 411,000
Ranked 11th.
3 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Iran
School life expectancy > Male 12 years
Ranked 42nd.
14.2 years
Ranked 24th. 18% more than Iran
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 132.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 87% more than Israel
70.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.107 per capita
Ranked 98th.
0.117 per capita
Ranked 81st. 9% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 103.78
Ranked 102nd.
117.18
Ranked 81st. 13% more than Iran

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 14.5%
Ranked 58th. 6 times more than Israel
2.6%
Ranked 109th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 91%
Ranked 78th.
97%
Ranked 40th. 7% more than Iran

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 98.1%
Ranked 3rd.
100%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Iran

Library books per 1000 6.8
Ranked 15th.
541.03
Ranked 5th. 80 times more than Iran
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 57%
Ranked 9th.
85%
Ranked 13th. 49% more than Iran
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 875,814
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Israel
124,690
Ranked 47th.

Primary education > Teachers 380,199
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Israel
62,387
Ranked 50th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.23%
Ranked 121st.
48.32%
Ranked 103th. 2% more than Iran

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.42
Ranked 31st.
9.16
Ranked 7th. 69% more than Iran

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 141.72
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than Israel
89.18
Ranked 61st.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 5.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Israel
1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 68th. The same as Israel
6
Ranked 126th.

High school > Share of total education spending 41.43%
Ranked 4th. 61% more than Israel
25.65%
Ranked 77th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 98.89%
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Israel
83.25%
Ranked 39th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.83
Ranked 26th.
8.98
Ranked 22nd. 54% more than Iran

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 122.22
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Israel
100.57
Ranked 15th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 129.24
Ranked 4th. 82% more than Israel
70.87
Ranked 79th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 306,852
Ranked 9th. 33 times more than Israel
9,332
Ranked 62nd.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 52nd.
1
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 148.01
Ranked 7th. 61% more than Israel
91.83
Ranked 68th.

Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 29th.
101
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Iran

School life expectancy > Female 10.5 years
Ranked 63th.
15.1 years
Ranked 19th. 44% more than Iran
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 88.1%
Ranked 49th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Iran

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Israel
1.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 94.98
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Israel
22.09
Ranked 96th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 152.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Israel
30.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

Primary completion rate > Men 91
Ranked 59th.
101
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Iran

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 93.96
Ranked 60th.
99.75
Ranked 81st. 6% more than Iran

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.16
Ranked 71st.
113.82
Ranked 82nd. 9% more than Iran

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 145.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than Israel
89.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Library members 13,217
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Israel
2,176
Ranked 11th.
Library members per 1000 0.219
Ranked 13th.
0.392
Ranked 12th. 80% more than Iran
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.9% net
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Israel
97.95% net
Ranked 20th.

Primary education, teachers > % female 57.49%
Ranked 94th.
85.32%
Ranked 35th. 48% more than Iran

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 30.4%
Ranked 70th.
42.2%
Ranked 49th. 39% more than Iran

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.71%
Ranked 8th.
5.59%
Ranked 42nd. 51% more than Iran

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 50.7%
Ranked 19th. 67% more than Israel
30.3%
Ranked 51st.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 14.2%
Ranked 58th.
40.1%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Iran

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 52.3%
Ranked 3rd. 71% more than Israel
30.5%
Ranked 22nd.

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 14.9%
Ranked 45th.
25.8%
Ranked 12th. 73% more than Iran

Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 86.33%
Ranked 70th.
99.78%
Ranked 11th. 16% more than Iran

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 45.54% gross
Ranked 41st.
111.99% gross
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Iran

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 122.11% gross
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Israel
110.52% gross
Ranked 36th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 61.23% female
Ranked 53th.
85.35% female
Ranked 28th. 39% more than Iran

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 11.01%
Ranked 28th.
23.42%
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Iran

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.16% female
Ranked 58th.
48.76% female
Ranked 74th. 3% more than Iran

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 95.72%
Ranked 31st.
104.6%
Ranked 17th. 9% more than Iran

Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.71%
Ranked 8th.
5.59%
Ranked 40th. 51% more than Iran

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 22.96% gross
Ranked 20th.
48.64% gross
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Iran

Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 88.07%
Ranked 35th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Iran

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 13 years
Ranked 10th.
16 years
Ranked 27th. 23% more than Iran
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 7.52%
Ranked 49th.
21.64%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Iran
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.49%
Ranked 42nd.
48.79%
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Iran

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 105.23%
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Israel
104.37%
Ranked 68th.

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 102.22%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Israel
101.6%
Ranked 26th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 106.05%
Ranked 38th.
108.47%
Ranked 45th. 2% more than Iran

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.31%
Ranked 39th.
50.2%
Ranked 70th. 2% more than Iran

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.11%
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Israel
97.03%
Ranked 39th.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 47.55%
Ranked 46th.
49.26%
Ranked 57th. 4% more than Iran

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 12.38%
Ranked 8th.
21.73%
Ranked 31st. 76% more than Iran

Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 34%
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Israel
7.3%
Ranked 73th.

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 18.8%
Ranked 53th.
45.1%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Iran

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 10.64
Ranked 18th.
17.42
Ranked 36th. 64% more than Iran

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.98
Ranked 33th.
5.22
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Iran

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 98.79%
Ranked 7th.
99.05%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Iran
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 93.74%
Ranked 41st.
102.41%
Ranked 45th. 9% more than Iran

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 98.69%
Ranked 29th.
100.43%
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Iran

Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 91.73%
Ranked 63th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Iran

Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 70.4%
Ranked 74th.
95.91%
Ranked 26th. 36% more than Iran

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.11%
Ranked 89th.
5.64%
Ranked 31st. 37% more than Iran

Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 100.14%
Ranked 32nd.
129.68%
Ranked 52nd. 30% more than Iran

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 96.18%
Ranked 17th.
98.92%
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Iran

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