2. Motivation for Learning Education in Iran is very lecture-based, test driven, and quite opposite from STEM education. Memorization of facts is a large part of studying and the students are required to acquire a very large amount of information in order to pass the end-of-year exam.
3. End-of-Year Exam The end-of-year exam determines your passing to the next grade level. Without a passing score, students must repeat the entire year of schooling.
4. Literacy As of 2002, 77% of the population is literate. 83.5% of men are literate. 70.4% of women are literate.
5. Textbooks Textbooks in Iran are vastly different from those in the U.S. A typical textbook in Iran is paperbound, filled with complex language, and filled with little to no pictures/drawings. The Ministry of Education in Iran publishes the textbooks.
6. Attendance Schools are attended Saturday-Thurday. All schools are closed on Fridays and national/religious holidays. School is in session for 200 days a year. Students are projected to attend school for about 13 year. (both male and female)
7. Uniforms Students in Iran wear school uniforms or have a very strict dress code. It depends on the school.
8. Language/Foreign Language School is taught in Farsi. Foreign languages- English (most common) Arabic (most common) German (International schools only) French (International schools only)
9. Grading System The grading system is usually based on a scale which ranges from 0-20 A= 17-20 B=14-16.9 C=12-13.9 D=10-11.9
10. “Brain-Drain” Iran suffers from many of its educated citizens leaving the country. Every year, approximately 150,000 educated citizens leave. This is often called brain drain. Some causes for this include An unemployment rate of 11% Higher education in other countries Lack of educational resources
11. Graduation The high school diploma is awarded at the end of twelfth grade as of 1990. Before 1990 it was awarded at the end of 11th grade.
