An analysis of the situation of knowledge and education in different provinces of Iran

Abstract

Owing to the fact that in the present era, the knowledge related properties of a country are considered as the fuel for the development engine of that country, understanding this capital of countries is more important than any other time. In the present study which is based on statistical analytical methods, factorial analysis and clustering was used to study the provinces for future planning. Among 22 investigated factors, 4 factors which included 81.42% of all weights and indicators were chosen. Based on this, by combining all weights together, the province of Qom was in the best educational situation and the province of Yazd was in the worst, based on the analytical factorial model. Using the clustering model, provinces are classified in to 4 clusters identically; planning can be done based on this similarity. Based on this model, the province of Yazd is in the worst position and the provinces of Qom and Tehran were in the best situation therefore, based on the comparison of two models, it can be said that the province of Qom is in the best knowledge and educational situation and the province of Yazd is in the worst situation. Some suggestions have been presented to reach a proper level of knowledge and education in Iran. © IDOSI Publications, 2013.