{"id":337157,"date":"2025-09-19T16:05:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=337157"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:05:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:05:22","slug":"irans-educational-catastrophe-nearly-one-million-children-deprived-of-schooling-under-the-clerical-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/irans-educational-catastrophe-nearly-one-million-children-deprived-of-schooling-under-the-clerical-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Educational Catastrophe: Nearly One Million Children Deprived of Schooling Under the Clerical Regime"},"content":{"rendered":"
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School dropouts in Iran<\/a> under the rule of the mullahs has reached catastrophic proportions. According to the regime\u2019s own heavily censored statistics (Mashregh News, February 3, 2025<\/a>), in the 2023\u20132024 school year more than 992,321 students were excluded from education, including over 150,000 children of elementary school age who never entered a classroom.<\/p>\n

This is not merely a social problem\u2014it is a national tragedy created by the regime\u2019s deliberate policies. The deprivation of nearly one million children from education reveals how the regime undermines Iran\u2019s future to preserve its own grip on power.<\/p>\n

Education as a Tool of Repression<\/h2>\n

Since its inception, the regime has never regarded schools as places to nurture talent and prepare future generations. Instead, it has turned classrooms into indoctrination centers, imposing its medieval ideology on the youth.<\/p>\n

While schools in rural areas collapse for lack of teachers and facilities, vast sums are diverted to propaganda institutions and organs of repression. Even regime officials admit the scale of the crisis. Education Minister Alireza Kazemi acknowledged in August 2025 that nearly 950,000 children are either dropouts or excluded from education\u2014an admission that reflects systemic failure, not isolated shortcomings.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Education System in Crisis as Schools Reopenhttps:\/\/t.co\/D0FdTeZjU1<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) September 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n