Table 2: School enrollment rate of children in Iran by age and sex.
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All |
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Urban |
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Rural |
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Elementary Age Group |
Elementary Age Group |
Elementary Age Group |
| Sex |
1976 |
1986 |
1996 |
2006 |
1976 |
1986 |
1996 |
2006 |
1976 |
1986 |
1996 |
2006 |
| Male |
82.3 |
87.6 |
93.0 |
92.0 |
92.1 |
93.5 |
95.3 |
93.0 |
74.6 |
82.3 |
90.7 |
88.9 |
| Female |
61.0 |
75.1 |
89.0 |
91.4 |
85.5 |
89.7 |
94.0 |
92.2 |
41.7 |
61.5 |
84.1 |
86.1 |
| Difference |
21.3 |
12.5 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
6.6 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
32.9 |
20.8 |
6.6 |
2.8 |
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Middle School Age Group |
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Middle School Age Group |
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Middle School Age Group |
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| Male |
76.0 |
77.5 |
91.7 |
94.7 |
90.2 |
86.5 |
94.7 |
94.5 |
61.8 |
68.8 |
85.5 |
86.8 |
| Female |
49.4 |
56.2 |
87.8 |
93.4 |
77.4 |
77.0 |
93.4 |
94.2 |
23.4 |
35.7 |
68.1 |
76.6 |
| Difference |
26.6 |
21.3 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
12.8 |
9.5 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
38.4 |
33.1 |
17.4 |
10.2 |
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High School Age Group |
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High School Age Group |
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High School Age Group |
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| Male |
47.5 |
40.2 |
55.3 |
57.0 |
63.6 |
51.1 |
64.5 |
63.5 |
25.4 |
10.3 |
41.7 |
44.4 |
| Female |
25.8 |
24.6 |
48.4 |
56.0 |
45.0 |
37.1 |
62.7 |
65.0 |
6.7 |
2.7 |
27.2 |
37.3 |
| Difference |
21.7 |
15.6 |
6.9 |
1.0 |
18.6 |
14.0 |
1.8 |
-1.5 |
18.7 |
7.6 |
14.5 |
7.1 |
| Source: [34-37] |
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