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Iran Digital — National Free AI and Programming Curriculum Reaches 2 Million Students

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Iran's Ministry of Education launched Iran Digital in June 2025 to give free AI and programming instruction to students nationwide; state media report 2 million students enrolled and 40,000 teachers trained in Tehran and Mashhad against a 4-million-student target, though figures

200,000
Students enrolled at programme launch
2,000,000
Students enrolled (current)
4,000,000 students
Enrolment target
40,000
Teachers trained in Tehran and Mashhad
100
Advanced instructors/experts trained
200,000 within 4 months
Additional teachers planned for training
Iran Digital — National Free AI and Programming Curriculum Reaches 2 Million Students

Details

Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
Iran Ministry of Education, with the Ministry of ICT, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, and Sharif University of Technology
Period
Launched June 2025; ongoing through Iran's 7th National Development Plan (2023–2027)
Keywords
K-12 education, government, ICT

Context

'Iran Digital' is a free national programme, launched by Iran's Ministry of Education in June 2025 jointly with the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology and the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, teaching artificial intelligence and programming to students from elementary through secondary school as part of Iran's 7th National Development Plan (2023-2027).

Results

State media (Tehran Times) reported the programme opened with roughly 200,000 students and had grown to about 2 million student enrolments, against a stated target of 4 million students taught free of charge. On teacher capacity, 40,000 teachers were trained in Tehran and Mashhad through in-person and virtual courses, and 100 individuals completed advanced instructor/expert training to extend the programme into other provinces; the Ministry of Education, in partnership with Sharif University of Technology, announced plans to train a further 200,000 teachers within four months of the report.

Conclusions

All figures come from Ministry of Education statements relayed through state-affiliated media and the programme's own government portal; no independent audit, third-party evaluation, or learning-outcome data has been published, so enrolment and training counts should be read as self-reported scale claims rather than verified impact.

Implementation
Indicative cost
High (€500k–€5M)
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years)
Staffing & skills
Iran Ministry of Education, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Sharif University of Technology

Conditions for success

  • multi-ministry coordination to align curriculum, ICT infrastructure and scientific expertise
  • partnership with a leading technical university to scale teacher training
  • a dedicated national portal for programme delivery and reporting

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