Global Japanese Data Rankings

	Iran
% of the parents who often read books to their child before they began primary school (2019)	25.5% [50/53 countries]
% of the parents who often told stories to their child before they began primary school (2019)	38.5% [41/53 countries]
% of the parents who often sang songs to their child before they began primary school (2019)	34.1% [47/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played with alphabet toys with their child before they began primary school (2019)	30.7% [44/53 countries]
% of the parents who often talked about things to their child before they began primary school (2019)	49.9% [40/53 countries]
% of the parents who often talked about what they had read to their child before they began primary school (2019)	30.1% [43/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played word games with their child before they began primary school (2019)	27.0% [45/53 countries]
% of the parents who often wrote letters or words to their child before they began primary school (2019)	35.5% [45/53 countries]
% of the parents who often read aloud signs and labels to their child before they began primary school (2019)	39.8% [40/53 countries]
% of the parents who often sang counting songs to their child before they began primary school (2019)	29.5% [44/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played with number toys with their child before they began primary school (2019)	26.8% [46/53 countries]
% of the parents who often counted different things to their child before they began primary school (2019)	53.9% [35/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played games involving shapes with their child before they began primary school (2019)	57.5% [28/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played with building blocks or construction toys with their child before they began primary school (2019)	58.8% [34/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played board or card games with their child before they began primary school (2019)	33.1% [43/53 countries]
% of the parents who often wrote numbers to their child before they began primary school (2019)	37.5% [42/53 countries]
% of the parents who often drew shapes to their child before they began primary school (2019)	24.0% [53/53 countries]
% of the parents who often measured or weighed things with their child before they began primary school (2019)	12.8% [38/53 countries]

Pre-primary education on letters> [7]

	Iran
% of the children who could recognize most of the letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school (2019)	42.2% [41/53 countries]
% of the children who could read some words very well when they began primary school (2019)	27.8% [40/53 countries]
% of the children who could read sentences very well when they began primary school (2019)	18.5% [33/53 countries]
% of the children who could read a story very well when they began primary school (2019)	12.4% [31/53 countries]
% of the children who could write letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school (2019)	39.9% [33/53 countries]
% of the children who could write his/her name very well when they began primary school (2019)	59.1% [36/53 countries]
% of the children who could write words other than his/her name very well when they began primary school (2019)	24.5% [39/53 countries]

Pre-primary education on numbers> [4]

	Iran
% of the children who could count by himself/ herself up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	28.4% [36/53 countries]
% of the children who could recognize written numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	16.2% [45/53 countries]
% of the children who could write numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	19.1% [36/53 countries]
% of the children who could do simple addition up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	66.1% [45/53 countries]

Primary school> [0]

Primary school students - home> [4]

	Iran
% of Grade 4 students who have their own room (2019)	67.9% [32/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who have internet connection at home (2019)	58.2% [52/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who have internet connection at home (2007)	91.5% [10/37 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who have their own mobile phone (2019)	42.4% [50/57 countries]

Primary school students - school life> [29]

	Iran
% of Grade 4 students who are absent from school once a week (2019)	15.3% [15/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	19.8% [55/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	21.4% [48/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2019)	72.6% [11/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2011)	84.4% [8/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2007)	82.8% [10/37 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2019)	72.3% [15/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2011)	73.3% [7/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2019)	70.0% [16/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2011)	75.8% [9/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them (2019)	81.0% [13/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school (2019)	53.1% [52/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made fun of them or called them names (2019)	32.7% [49/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made fun of them or called them names (2011)	54.4% [31/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students left them out of games or activities (2019)	41.6% [31/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students left them out of games or activities (2011)	52.7% [14/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2019)	34.0% [41/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2011)	37.0% [44/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students stole something from them (2019)	27.4% [24/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students stole something from them (2011)	32.9% [22/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose (2019)	25.5% [21/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students hit or hurt them (2019)	37.2% [37/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students hit or hurt them (2011)	42.9% [31/48 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2019)	18.7% [44/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2011)	19.9% [33/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online (2019)	10.5% [42/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online (2019)	9.2% [24/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online (2019)	7.7% [14/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students threatened them (2019)	24.0% [25/57 countries]

Primary school students - mathematics> [37]

	Iran
Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade (2019)	443 [49/57 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade (2015)	431 [37/41 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade (2011)	431 [35/40 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade (2007)	402 [22/22 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade (2003)	389 [18/18 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade (1995)	387 [17/17 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson (2019)	33.3% [56/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics (2019)	77.8% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics (2019)	13.6% [33/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring (2019)	15.3% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics (2019)	81.6% [8/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much (2019)	75.2% [11/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers (2019)	69.4% [11/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems (2019)	73.1% [8/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons (2019)	56.6% [17/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	66.8% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons (2019)	77.6% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	76.2% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons (2019)	85.4% [8/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics (2019)	89.4% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons (2019)	90.1% [4/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	91.7% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that students donft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	23.8% [16/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	31.9% [11/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	20.1% [19/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that their teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in every or almost everymathematics lesson (2019)	31.6% [17/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	24.9% [22/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that their teacher has to keep telling them to follow the classroom rules in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	41.6% [14/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics (2019)	67.7% [8/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	26.7% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at mathematics (2019)	23.7% [4/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics (2019)	59.3% [12/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous (2019)	15.6% [20/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems (2019)	53.4% [2/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics (2019)	63.4% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	23.5% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused (2019)	18.7% [13/57 countries]

Primary school students - science> [29]

	Iran
Average score of science achievement of 4th grade (2019)	441 [47/57 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 4th grade (2015)	421 [38/41 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 4th grade (2011)	453 [33/40 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 4th grade (2007)	436 [21/22 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 4th grade (2003)	414 [18/18 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 4th grade (1995)	380 [17/17 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week (2019)	53.5% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science (2019)	83.7% [4/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science (2019)	11.4% [33/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is boring (2019)	11.6% [18/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science (2019)	86.3% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like science very much (2019)	83.0% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work (2019)	82.1% [7/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to learning science (2019)	68.0% [12/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work (2019)	82.1% [7/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	76.0% [2/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons (2019)	74.2% [7/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons (2019)	81.7% [8/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons (2019)	86.9% [6/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science (2019)	90.6% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons (2019)	89.1% [4/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons (2019)	89.6% [4/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science (2019)	78.2% [2/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	17.9% [6/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at science (2019)	11.8% [24/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science (2019)	75.7% [1/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science (2019)	71.7% [1/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	12.4% [27/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused (2019)	12.6% [25/57 countries]

Primary school students - instruction out of school> [2]

	Iran
% of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months (2019)	20.5% [21/52 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months (2019)	5.3% [26/52 countries]

Primary school - evaluation of parents> [8]

	Iran
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their childfs school does a good job including them in their childfs education (2019)	65.4% [23/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school provides a safe environment (2019)	80.2% [13/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their childfs school cares about their child's progress in school (2019)	76.4% [16/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job informing them of his/her progress (2019)	73.6% [16/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school promotes high academic standards (2019)	37.2% [39/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in reading (2019)	68.9% [24/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in mathematics (2019)	61.7% [28/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in science (2019)	62.1% [25/52 countries]

Primary school - future educational plan> [1]

	Iran
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree (2019)	88.3% [9/52 countries]

Lower secondary school> [0]

Lower secondary school students - home> [5]

	Iran
% of Grade 8 students who have their own room (2019)	67.8% [24/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who have their own room (2011)	56.8% [33/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who have internet connection at home (2019)	74.4% [35/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who have internet connection at home (2011)	35.4% [38/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who have their own mobile phone (2019)	63.1% [37/39 countries]

Lower secondary school students - Internet use> [6]

	Iran
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access the textbook or other course materials (2019)	63.1% [17/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access assignments posted online by their teacher (2019)	43.1% [30/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to collaborate with classmates on assignments or projects (2019)	68.7% [34/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to communicate with the teacher (2019)	42.5% [22/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to find information, articles, or tutorials to aid in understanding mathematics or science (2019)	64.2% [28/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access learning games or activities related to mathematics or science (2019)	41.8% [28/38 countries]

Lower secondary school students - School life> [30]

	Iran
% of Grade 8 students who are absent from school once a week (2019)	4.8% [24/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	18.9% [39/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	16.7% [37/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2019)	53.5% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2011)	91.8% [11/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2007)	65.8% [16/52 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2019)	62.5% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2011)	88.6% [13/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2019)	49.4% [15/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2011)	82.9% [26/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them (2019)	52.6% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school (2019)	31.1% [33/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students said mean things about their physical appearance (2019)	28.2% [36/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2019)	37.1% [31/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2011)	34.1% [38/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared their secrets with others (2019)	48.6% [6/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students refused to talk to them (2019)	31.0% [22/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students insulted a member of their family (2019)	21.4% [26/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students stole something from them (2019)	23.7% [24/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students stole something from them (2011)	30.6% [24/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2019)	18.9% [18/37 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2011)	20.9% [19/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online (2019)	6.5% [37/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online (2019)	11.2% [26/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online (2019)	8.0% [30/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students threatened them (2019)	16.3% [16/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students physically hurt them (2019)	15.9% [24/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students physically hurt them (2011)	32.5% [18/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students excluded them from their group (2019)	18.9% [29/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose (2019)	19.2% [20/38 countries]

Lower secondary school students - Mathematics> [48]

	Iran
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2019)	446 [29/39 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2015)	436 [28/38 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2011)	415 [26/34 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2007)	403 [22/26 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2003)	411 [20/23 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (1999)	422 [16/17 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (1995)	418 [16/16 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson (2019)	25.4% [38/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics (2019)	51.2% [5/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics (2019)	14.6% [30/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring (2019)	15.8% [26/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics (2019)	54.4% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much (2019)	45.3% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers (2019)	43.2% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems (2019)	44.9% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons (2019)	22.5% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	36.3% [7/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons (2019)	59.1% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	53.8% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons (2019)	63.8% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics (2019)	67.3% [9/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons (2019)	61.6% [9/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in mathematics lessons (2019)	55.2% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	75.2% [3/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that students donft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	17.3% [28/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	22.4% [20/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	11.7% [24/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that their teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	17.3% [24/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	11.5% [31/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that their teacher has to keep telling them to follow the classroom rules in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	26.8% [13/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics (2019)	35.4% [15/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	16.2% [17/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is not one of their strengths (2019)	18.0% [36/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics (2019)	35.5% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous (2019)	12.0% [28/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems (2019)	22.6% [9/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics (2019)	33.4% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	25.6% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused (2019)	16.7% [30/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will help them in their daily life (2019)	59.6% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need mathematics to learn other school subjects (2019)	43.7% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get into the university of their choice (2019)	64.5% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get the job they want (2019)	57.4% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using mathematics (2019)	31.0% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about mathematics to get ahead in the world (2019)	48.6% [14/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will give them more job opportunities when they are adults (2019)	53.9% [18/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in mathematics (2019)	72.3% [3/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in mathematics (2019)	69.3% [8/39 countries]

Lower secondary school students - Science> [43]

	Iran
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2019)	449 [32/39 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2015)	456 [26/38 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2011)	474 [20/34 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2007)	459 [20/26 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2003)	453 [19/23 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (1999)	448 [16/17 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (1995)	463 [16/16 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week (2019)	32.3% [12/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science (2019)	65.3% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science (2019)	8.2% [25/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is boring (2019)	8.6% [20/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science (2019)	72.8% [3/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like science very much (2019)	63.6% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to science lessons (2019)	40.3% [10/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work (2019)	70.2% [3/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to conduct science experiments (2019)	64.1% [9/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	57.6% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons (2019)	64.3% [1/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons (2019)	64.2% [3/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons (2019)	69.5% [5/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science (2019)	72.9% [5/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons (2019)	67.3% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in science lessons (2019)	59.5% [5/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons (2019)	75.1% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science (2019)	57.1% [5/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	11.2% [14/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is not one of their strengths (2019)	12.6% [22/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science (2019)	53.8% [5/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult science problems (2019)	39.4% [3/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science (2019)	49.6% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	10.7% [17/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused (2019)	9.0% [24/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will help them in their daily life (2019)	66.1% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need science to learn other school subjects (2019)	48.0% [9/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get into the university of their choice (2019)	63.9% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get the job they want (2019)	60.7% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using science (2019)	49.2% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about science to get ahead in the world (2019)	56.3% [9/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will give them more job opportunities when they are adults (2019)	58.5% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in science (2019)	69.1% [3/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in science (2019)	74.3% [3/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in mathematics every day (2019)	21.6% [30/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in science every day (2019)	8.6% [17/26 countries]

Lower secondary school students - instruction out of school> [2]

	Iran
% of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months (2019)	39.7% [21/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months (2019)	16.1% [24/38 countries]

Lower secondary school students - future educational plan> [1]

	Iran
% of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree (2019)	75.9% [11/39 countries]

Lower secondary education teachers> [0]

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High school students - Things at home> [0]

High school students - Atmosphere of language lessons> [0]

High school students - Internet education> [0]

High school students - Reading> [0]

High school students - Internet use> [0]

High school students - Impression of PISA Reading Test> [0]

High school students - learning method> [0]

High school students - response to a junk mail> [0]

High school students - effort and failure> [0]

High school students - competition and cooperation> [0]

High school students - meaning of life> [0]

High school students - feeling> [0]

High school students - goals in school> [0]

High school students - doing things in life> [0]

High school students - feeling at school> [0]

High school students - family support> [0]

High school students - laziness and bullying> [0]

High school students - learning foreign language> [0]

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University> [0]

Mass media> [5]

	Iran
% of Grade 4 students who watch television and videos for less than 1 hour per day (2007)	49.9% [17/37 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who watch television and videos for more than 2 hours per day (2007)	19.0% [24/37 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for less than 1 hour per day (2007)	31.9% [21/50 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for more than 2 hours per day (2007)	33.6% [25/50 countries]
Daily newspapers: number of titles (2004)	172 [10/153 countries]

	Iran
Statutory number of members (As of February 16, 2023)	290 [42/190 countries]
Inhabitants per parliamentarian (2021)	273,655 [10/192 countries]
% of women in parliament (As of February 16, 2023)	5.59% [177/185 countries]
% of MPs 40 years of age or younger (As of February 16, 2023)	14.44% [99/143 countries]

	Iran
General government expenditures as % of GDP (2022)	12.5% [183/189 countries]
General government primary net lending/borrowing as % of GDP (2022)	-3.61% [138/180 countries]
General government gross debt as % of GDP (2022)	34% [153/185 countries]

	Iran
Population (ten thousands) (2021)	8,502.9 [18/216 countries]
Popuation growth (annual) (2021)	0.7% [119/217 countries]
Popuation change in the last 20 years (2001-2021)	28.0% [105/217 countries]
0-14 years, % of the total population (2021)	24.8% [97/193 countries]
15-64 years, % of the total population (2021)	68.4% [31/193 countries]
65 years and over, % of the total population (2021)	6.8% [102/193 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years) (2020)	76.9 [68/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years) (2020)	78.1 [87/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years) (2020)	75.8 [52/199 countries]
Population density (per square kilometer) (2021)	52.2 [148/216 countries]

	Iran
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (2020)	2.14 [102/200 countries]
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020)	17.9 [90/204 countries]
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2017)	16 [134/183 countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020)	11.1 [113/193 countries]
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2020)	13 [110/194 countries]

	Iran
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%) (2020)	6.3% [125/154 countries]
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%) (2020)	9.4% [37/154 countries]
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15?49 years subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime (%) (2018)	31% [40/151 countries]

	Iran
Voter turnout in the national election	42.3% (2020) [176/199 countries]

	Iran
Evaluation of control of corruption (0-100) (2021)	13.5 [181/209 countries]

	Iran
International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population) (2020)	3.3% [144/231 countries]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (2019)	979,435 [9/164 countries]

	Iran
GDP (current US$, billions) (2021)	1,426.300 [14/192 countries]
GDP per capita (current US$) (2021)	16,784 [54/192 countries]
GDP per capita (PPP, current international$) (2021)	16,908 [82/192 countries]

	Iran
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) (2020)	0.63 [99/121 countries]

	Iran
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	17.4% [93/187 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	17.4% [93/187 countries]
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (2019)	31.4% [13/187 countries]

	Iran
E-Government Development Index (2020)	0.6593 [89/193 countries]
E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.4643 [118/193 countries]
Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.5882 [92/193 countries]
Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.7686 [77/193 countries]

	Iran
Surface area (square km) (2020)	1,745,150 [17/215 countries]
Land area (sq. km) (2020)	1,622,500 [17/216 countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area) (2020)	29.0% [133/209 countries]
Forest area (sq. km) (2020)	107,519 [52/209 countries]
Forest area (% of land area) (2020)	6.6% [175/209 countries]
Coastline (km) (2019)	2,440 [49/230 countries]
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) (2015)	0.9% [155/172 countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius) (1961-1990)	17.3 [123/191 countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) (2019)	228 [163/182 countries]

	Iran
Bird species, threatened (2018)	28 [44/215 countries]
Fish species, threatened (2018)	47 [53/215 countries]
Mammal species, threatened (2018)	18 [50/215 countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened (2018)	7 [138/215 countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) (2018)	8.6% [147/211 countries]

	Iran
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes) (2019)	630,010 [7/191 countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes) (2019)	7.60 [29/191 countries]
CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP) (2019)	0.489 [6/182 countries]
Primary energy sufficiency ratio (2018)	153.4% [20/63 countries]

	Iran
Coal supply per capita (kg) (2018)	21 [59/73 countries]
Crude oil supply per capita (kg) (2018)	1,032 [30/90 countries]
Natural gas supply per capita (million J) (2018)	101,664 [12/88 countries]
Electric power supply per capita (kWh) (2018)	3,720 [49/95 countries]
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, % of total (2018)	92.4% [22/97 countries]
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources, % of total (2018)	4.9% [66/86 countries]

	Iran
Electricity production from nuclear sources, % of total (2018)	2.4% [28/28 countries]

	Iran
Age-standardized mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) (2016)	50.9 [114/183 countries]
Mortality rate attributed to exposure to unsafe WASH services (per 100,000 population) (2016)	1.0 [98/157 countries]

	Iran
Exports of goods and services (billion US$) (2020)	48.0 [50/173 countries]
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP (2020)	20.8% [130/173 countries]
Imports of goods and services (billion US$) (2020)	59.1 [48/173 countries]
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP (2020)	25.5% [137/173 countries]
External balance on goods and services (million US$) (2020)	-11 [160/173 countries]
Current account balance (billion US$) (2021)	-0.707 [120/193 countries]
Export from Japan (million US$) (2018)	718 [57/161 countries]

	Iran
Period of United Nations membership ()	1945.1024 [1/192 countries]

	Iran
Military expenditure (billion US$) (2020)	15.8 [18/150 countries]
Military expenditure (% of GDP) (2020)	2.2% [41/148 countries]

	Iran
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 population) (2019)	21.5 [61/183 countries]

	Iran
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) (2016)	9.8% [77/190 countries]

	Iran
Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) (2019)	24.1% [106/192 countries]

	Iran
Current tobacco smokers, men and women (% of population)	13.6% (2016) [87/121 countries]
Current tobacco smokers, men (% of population) (2001-2020)	24.4% [88/150 countries]
Current tobacco smokers, women (% of population) (2001-2020)	3.8% [86/150 countries]

	Iran
% of those who use cannabis	0.58% (2015) [117/122 countries]
% of those who use cocaine	0.11% (2011) [72/98 countries]
% of those who use amphetamines	0.40% (2015) [50/99 countries]
% of those who use ecstasy	0.08% (2011) [80/93 countries]

	Iran
Healthy life expectancy at birth - male (2019)	66.0 [51/183 countries]
Healthy life expectancy at birth - female (2019)	66.5 [87/183 countries]

	Iran
New HIV infectionsf (per 1000 uninfected population) (2020)	0.03 [107/130 countries]
Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population) (2020)	13 [136/194 countries]
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children under 5 years (%) (2020)	0.05 [170/194 countries]
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs (2020)	5 [150/194 countries]
Probability of dying from any of CVD, cancer, diabetes, CRD between age 30-70 (%) (2019)	14.8 [138/183 countries]

	Iran
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	5.13 [140/183 countries]
Suicide - male, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	7.48 [138/183 countries]
Suicide - female, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	2.75 [123/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	8.24 [53/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	10.94 [63/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.46 [42/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	8.16 [80/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	11.94 [86/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	4.41 [56/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	6.62 [129/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	10.26 [124/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	2.95 [117/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.29 [151/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	8.36 [149/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	2.18 [145/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.06 [153/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	8.13 [151/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	2.01 [149/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	4.91 [162/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	7.40 [165/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	2.46 [150/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	6.53 [158/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.29 [165/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.21 [148/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	12.27 [153/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	17.10 [165/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.93 [134/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	12.27 [153/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	17.10 [165/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.93 [134/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	12.27 [153/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	17.10 [165/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.93 [134/183 countries]

	Iran
Density of medical doctors (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	15.8 [97/193 countries]
Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	20.8 [127/194 countries]
Density of dentists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	4.5 [63/167 countries]
Density of pharmacists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	2.9 [79/167 countries]
Hospital beds (number per 1,000 population)	1.6 (2017) [75/110 countries]

	Iran
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) (2019)	10,739 [66/165 countries]
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (million US$)	29,583 (2020) [25/185 countries]
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)	12.8% (2020) [57/185 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	17.4% [93/187 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	17.4% [93/187 countries]

	Iran
Cereals - Excluding Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	199.86 [22/179 countries]
Wheat and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	155.95 [9/179 countries]
Rice and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	40.29 [61/179 countries]
Barley and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.57 [59/170 countries]
Maize and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	3.04 [132/175 countries]
Oat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.01 [139/175 countries]
Starchy Roots, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	31.10 [124/179 countries]
Potatoes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	31.10 [71/179 countries]
Sugar & Sweeteners, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	31.72 [109/179 countries]
Sugar (Raw Equivalent), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	27.22 [80/179 countries]
Honey, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.86 [17/178 countries]

	Iran
Pulses, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	5.08 [82/179 countries]
Beans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.57 [60/171 countries]
Peas, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.02 [132/168 countries]
Soyabeans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [148/178 countries]
Nuts and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	9.81 [4/179 countries]
Groundnuts, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.40 [136/179 countries]
Coconuts - Incl Copra, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.07 [127/179 countries]
Olives (including preserved), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.51 [54/179 countries]
Vegetable Oils, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	13.06 [64/179 countries]
Soyabean Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	6.38 [17/178 countries]
Groundnut Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [103/177 countries]
Sunflowerseed Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	4.68 [33/177 countries]
Rape and Mustard Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.13 [29/140 countries]
Coconut Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.09 [67/158 countries]
Olive Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.14 [83/179 countries]
Maize Germ Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.06 [78/171 countries]

	Iran
Vegetables, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	138.74 [30/179 countries]
Tomatoes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	50.73 [13/179 countries]
Onions, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	18.65 [23/176 countries]
Fruits - Excluding Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	144.19 [17/179 countries]
Oranges, Mandarines, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	31.93 [12/179 countries]
Lemons, Limes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	4.01 [28/178 countries]
Grapefruit and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.97 [53/177 countries]
Bananas, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	3.46 [132/177 countries]
Apples and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	17.96 [17/179 countries]
Pineapples and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.04 [102/179 countries]
Dates, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	12.08 [7/174 countries]
Grapes and products (excl wine), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	15.97 [15/179 countries]
Spices, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.87 [72/179 countries]
Pepper, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.04 [89/178 countries]
Pimento, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.05 [97/177 countries]

	Iran
Stimulants, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.91 [93/179 countries]
Coffee and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.17 [144/179 countries]
Tea (including mate), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.74 [12/178 countries]
Alcoholic Beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.52 [169/178 countries]
Total alcohol per capita (??15 years of age) consumptionl (litres of pure alcohol) (2019)	1.0 [160/185 countries]
Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [169/177 countries]
Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.51 [163/177 countries]
Fermented beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.01 [129/175 countries]