Tehran-Iran’s education system after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 has undergone major changes due to the establishment of a literacy movement, and the development of education infrastructure that has led to an increase in educational coverage rates and a decline in the literacy gap between men and women. I experienced this. Growth of per capita educational spaces, especially in underprivileged areas.
Literacy rates for those over six years of age rose from 47.5% before 1979 to 90.7% after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, ranking Iran among the top countries in education coverage, Isna reported.
Over the past 46 years, the number of students has increased by 10 million to 17 million, with eight schools being built every day in underprivileged areas.
In 1976, the literacy rate reached 47.5%. The literacy rates for men and women aged 10-49 were 61.8% and 35.5% respectively, indicating a major educational gap. However, in the Iranian calendar year (March 2024) of 1402 (March 2023), the literacy rate increased to 90.7%, with 97.8% of men and 96.1% of women aged 10-49, and reading and writing It’s done. After the Islamic Revolution, the proportion of women’s literacy has increased by 2.5 times.
In the past, literacy mentioned ability to read and write, but later included learning a foreign language. Today, the term literacy goes beyond these concepts, covering the ability to solve life’s problems, which is what the country is trying to achieve.
Since 1979, school construction has grown by 300%, from 33,121 schools to 121 with 132,484 classrooms to 107,000 schools with 560,000 classrooms.
Educational space per student in Iran has increased from 1.8 square meters at the beginning of the revolution to 5.45 square meters this year. Currently there are over 1,100 stone schools.
President Masoud Pezeshkian’s administration is determined to remove and replace stone schools and pre-created schools with new schools in a year.
One other recent achievement of the education system is preparing and implementing reform plans as a bedrock for development. After being reviewed and studied for 12 years, the plan aims to serve as a roadmap to further improve the quality of education in the country.
So far, it has been implemented in 10 schools. It is scheduled to be implemented nationwide in three years, and is expected to actively transform education.
The plan focuses on management, teachers, families, curriculum, and physical and cultural settings. It aims to realize the personal and social skills of students and improve the quality of education for both students and teachers. They also support families by strengthening parenting skills training.
Educational equity is not a slogan
President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the administration intends to transform the education system, so that students are not deprived of the right to quality education, and education fairness is not just a slogan, but a fundamental goal. He says he emphasizes something.
It is unacceptable that students in public schools in underprivileged areas have not received a good education while they have to compete with students in private schools that benefit from the best education, Peshshkian emphasized.
He made a statement on Thursday in Bodinor, the capital of North Kolasan province, Borda reported.
The president said providing vocational training along with education is one of the key areas that will transform teaching methods, through which young people develop the skills necessary for their occupations after graduating from high school.
The president said, “We will overcome all school construction challenges within a year. One of our main objectives.” It’s about transforming public schools into the best education model.”
The President urged the Governor General and all executive officers to work with other sectors on national plans to promote equity in educational spaces within designated time frames.
He continued, highlighting the need for public participation and the role of citizens in realizing the major national plans to build schools, saying, “We not only build schools for our children, but also , suitable for sports and recreational spaces for extracurricular activities.”
Pezeschkian further emphasized the importance of action instead of mere speech, saying that his administration is prioritizing solving the issue of lack of education space in less fortunate areas of the country, especially within a year. .