SCI on Fiscal 2020-21 Youth Unemployment

The Statistical Center of Iran provides two figures for the youth unemployment rate: the proportion of the population between 15 and 24 years and those between 18 and 35 years.   
The youth unemployment rate of those between 15 and 24 years stood at 23.7% in the last fiscal year (March 2020-21), posting a 2.3% decrease while the unemployment rate of those between 18 and 35 years stood at 16.7%, posting a decline of 1.2% YOY.
Iran’s overall unemployment rate, the proportion of jobless population of ages 15 and above, stood at 9.6% in the last Iranian year (March 2020-21), indicating a 1.1% decline compared with the year before. 
A total of 2,474,063 Iranians were unemployed last year. Men’s unemployment stood at 8.4% while the rate for women hovered around 15.6%. Over 1.79 million men and 678,399 women of ages 15 and above were jobless last year.   
The unemployment rate was 10.4% for urban areas (two million people) and 7.2% for rural areas (464,726 people).