Latest statistical analysis of women's political, health, educational, artistic, cultural and social status in Iran

Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the Islamic revolution glorious victory, head of the Information and Statistics Center of the women's socio-cultural council presented the media a report on the latest statistical information on women's political, health, educational, artistic, cultural and social status in Iran. This report is as follows:

Women's population in 2006 has been estimated above 34,600,000, which constitutes around %49 of the total population of the country. Women's average population growth has been 1.52 in the last decade. More than %50 of women's population in 2006 was under 25.

Birth rate in 2007 has been 1,300,000 where females constitute % The rate increased reaching its peak during the first decade after the revolution in 1979 after which the rate has been decreasing annually. Those who were born in the first decade of the revolution have reached the marriage age and it is likely that the birth rate increases again in the upcoming years.

There have been more than 840,000 registered marriages in The average first marriage age was 23.2 for women and 26.2 for men in The marriage age increase has been controlled in recent years.

Life expectancy since birth has been 75 for females and 70.2 for males in The index has increased more than 18 years for women in the past 30 years.

Rate of (TFR) was estimated 2.1 in The rate has decreased to 4.2 child as compared to the past 30 years. This shows that the population control has been successfully conducted in the country.

Rate of working women as compared to the total working population has been %13.6 in The rate has increased to %12.3 as compared to the last ten years.

- Working women are distributed as %36.6 in the services sector, %31.8 in the industry and %31.6 in agriculture, %59.7 of working women in the private sector and %37.3 the rest the in public sector.

Number of working women was estimated above 750,000 in The rate constitutes %33.6 of the total state employees and has increased to %10 as compared to the last ten years.

- Women guardians of the family as compared to the total guardians of family in 2006 were estimated %9.46. The rate has increased to %13 as compared to the last 10 years and %32 as compared to the last 30 years.

- Number of women to whom Imam Khomeini Relief Committee pension is paid was estimated above 2,100,000 in 2006, which constitutes %51 of the total population receiving the pension. The rate has also decreased %7 as compared to It is noteworthy that women constituted %64.7 of the total population receiving the committee’s pension in The rate has decreased for women and increased for men in recent years.

- According to the 2006 census, women’s literacy rate was estimated %80.34 as compared to the total population of women above 6. The rate constitutes %46.68 of the total literate population of the country. It has also increased more than %126 as compared to the last 30 years.

- Number of female students has been estimated above 6,791,000 in The rate constitutes %48.6 of the total number of students and has decreased to %20.3 as compared to the last 10 years due to the population control. However, the rate has increased to %144 as compared to the past 30 years. It is also noteworthy that girls attend almost %63 of the pre-university courses.

- Number of female employees of the Ministry of Education was estimated 511,522 in The rate constitutes %51 of the ministry total employees. The rate has increased more than %285 as compared to the last 30 years.

- Number of women learners of the Literacy Movement was estimated around 41,800 in 2006, which constitutes %84.72 of the total Movement learners. The rate has increased to %71.4 as compared to the past 20 years.

- Number of women learners of the Movement has been reported around 1,150,000 in 2006, which constitutes %85.65 of the total learners. The rate has increased to %58.75 as compared to the past 20 years.

- Total number of female participants of the 2008 university entrance exam has been reported 756,847. The number constitutes %63.19 of total participants in 2008, which is 5.7 times higher than the number in the past 25 years.

- Number of females admitted to state higher education centers was reported 285,634 in 2007, which is 20 times more than the number in the past 30 years.

- Percentage of females admitted into university as compared to the total admitted population in 2007 was %44.27 for associate, %63.4 for BA, %42.3 for MA and %44.7 for PhD students.

- Number of women graduates of state higher education centers has been 93,686 in 2006, which constitutes %52.7 of the total graduates. The rate is 6.7 times higher as compared to the last 30 years.

- Number of women employees of educational departments of the state higher education centers has been 16,476 in 2007, which constitutes %20 of the total educational staff in universities. The rate is 7 times higher as compared to the past 30 years.

- Number of women candidates for the 8th parliamentary elections was 585, which constitutes %8.16 of the total candidates. The number is five times more as compared to women candidates of the first parliamentary elections.

- Number of women MPs of the 8th parliament is 8, which constitutes to %2.76 of total number of MPs. The number is twice as more as the number of women MPs in the first round of parliament. It has also decreased to %42.8 as compared to the 5th round.

- Number of women members of the 3rd Islamic councils in rural and urban areas was reported as 1,491. The number has increased to %8.44 as compared to the first round.

- Number of women NGOs who have a working license up until the end of 2007 has reached 980, which is 16 times more than the last 10 years.

According to the latest reports published by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, out of a total number of 3420 periodicals published in the last 30 years, 143 were about women and family. The number constitutes %4 of the total publications. Furthermore, out of the total publications in the country, 369 periodicals are published by women, which constitutes %11 of the total number.

- Number of women license holders and directing managers who have received a license of a periodical in was 249, which constitutes %10 of total managers of periodicals. The rate is 15 times higher than the last two decades.

- Number of books published about women and family in 2007 was 407, which has increased to %180.7 as compared to the past ten years.

- Number of books published by women authors in 2007 has been 5378, which constitutes %23.24 of the total published books in the same year. The rate is 5 times higher than the number in the past 10 years.

- Number of women authors in 2007 has been estimated 3643, which constitutes %16.6 of total number of authors in country in the same year. The number is almost 5 times higher than the number in the past ten years.

- Number of women translators in 2007 has been 1365, which constitutes %23.7 of total number of translators in the same year. The rate has increased more than %250 as compared to the last 10 years.

- Number of title holder women in 2007 was 6, which has increased a lot as compared to the last years.

Up to 2007 the number of women who are reciter and retentive of Quran at national competition are 40, and it is reported that some of them have entered to International Quranic Competitions. Also,The number of women jurors at Quranic Competitions have been 15, that this is %50 of total number of state Quranic Competition jurors.

- Number of theater performances about women and family has been 10, which has increased to %66.67 as compared to the past years.

- Number of theater performances directed by women in 2007 has been 12, which constitutes %44.4 of the total performances in the same year. The rate has increased to %140 as compared to the past years.

- Number of visual arts exhibitions portraying women and family in 2007 has been reported 500, which is more than three times higher as compared to the past years.

- Number of visual arts exhibitions held by women in 2007 has been 6, which constitutes %30 of the total visual arts exhibits held in the same year. The number has increased to %20 as compared to the past years.

- Number of women's selected works in visual arts domestic festivals in 2007 has been 30, which is more than twice as much as men's works in the same year. The number has also increased to %200 as compared to past years.

- Number of women members of the House of Cinema has been 664 until The majority of them were actors, makeup artists and critics associations.

- Number of women athletes covered by sports groups of the physical education organization has been more than 3,246,000 in The rate is 16 times more than as compared to the last 20 years.

- Number of women's sports coaches and referees in 2007 has been reported 61534, which is more than 33 times more than the last 20 years.