Latest statistical analysis of women's political, health,
educational, artistic, cultural and social status in Iran
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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:
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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.
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Birth rate in 2007 has been 1,300,000 where females constitute
%48.87. 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.
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There have been more than 840,000 registered marriages in 2007.
The average first marriage age was 23.2 for women and 26.2 for men
in 2006. The marriage age increase has been controlled in recent
years.
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Life expectancy since birth has been 75 for females and 70.2
for males in 2007. The index has increased more than 18 years for
women in the past 30 years.
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Rate of (TFR) was estimated 2.1 in 2006. 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.
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Rate of working women as compared to the total working
population has been %13.6 in 2006. The rate has increased to %12.3
as compared to the last ten years.
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- 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.
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Number of working women was estimated above 750,000 in 2006.
The rate constitutes %33.6 of the total state employees and has
increased to %10 as compared to the last ten years.
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- 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.
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- 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 1999. It is noteworthy
that women constituted %64.7 of the total population receiving the
committees pension in 2005. The rate has decreased for women and
increased for men in recent years.
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- According to the 2006 census, womens 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.
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- Number of female students has been estimated above 6,791,000
in 2008. 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.
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- Number of female employees of the Ministry of Education was
estimated 511,522 in 2007. The rate constitutes %51 of the ministry
total employees. The rate has increased more than %285 as compared
to the last 30 years.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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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.
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- Number of women license holders and directing managers who
have received a license of a periodical in 2004-2007 was 249, which
constitutes %10 of total managers of periodicals. The rate is 15
times higher than the last two decades.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Number of title holder women in 2007 was 6, which has
increased a lot as compared to the last years.
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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.
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- Number of theater performances about women and family has
been 10, which has increased to %66.67 as compared to the past
years.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Number of women members of the House of Cinema has been 664
until 2007. The majority of them were actors, makeup artists and
critics associations.
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- Number of women athletes covered by sports groups of the
physical education organization has been more than 3,246,000 in
2006. The rate is 16 times more than as compared to the last 20
years.
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- 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.