Public or nonprofit? This is a question many families ask themselves at the start of each stage of their child's education. The cost of non-public schools is in many cases excessive, but some families go to any lengths to send their child to these schools in order to somewhat secure their educational future. For this reason, comparing enrollment in public and non-public schools can be important.
Isfahan has the highest percentage of non-public students relative to total students. After that come Yazd and Tehran. In total, 13 percent of students in the country are enrolled in non-public schools.
In addition, the highest percentage of non-public schools belongs to Tehran. Alborz and Isfahan, at 38% and 27%, rank next. The lowest percentages belong to Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces, at 7% and 5%. The nationwide average share of non-public schools is also 17%.
In border provinces such as Kurdistan and Kermanshah, public schools still play a central role in education. It can therefore be said that the distribution of non-public schools and students across the country is uneven.
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Machine-translated from Persian by Namafar; the Persian original is authoritative. Read the original in Persian