3. 17. UNEMPLOYED POPULATION (SEEKING WORK), AGED 10 AND OVER, BY LITERACY STATUS, LEVEL

                OF EDUCATION, AND SEX IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS: THE 1375 CENSUS                        

Literacy status and level of education

Total country(1)

Urban areas

Rural areas

Both sexes

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

        Total ............................

1455651

1184086

271565

713496

141594

467073

128465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Literate .............................

1198254

959637

238617

592924

133066

364815

104891

Primary ................................

352496

287712

64784

146814

15883

140001

48359

Lower secondary ..................

362021

318125

43896

189498

22343

128043

21478

Upper secondary ..................

361883

269431

92452

195889

72518

73244

19911

Pre-university .......................

1354

796

558

666

474

129

84

Higher education....................

58145

38987

19158

33434

17645

5533

1513

Theology and religious sciences................................

1130

1069

61

629

41

435

20

Literacy courses ...................

37780

21537

16243

10849

3284

10625

12939

Nonformal ............................

18582

18137

445

12618

237

5497

208

Not specified and not stated ...

4863

3843

1020

2527

641

1308

379

   Illiterate .............................

257397

224449

32948

120572

8528

102258

23574

        (1)                   Including unsettled population.

Source: Statistical Centre of Iran.