Analysis of the Spatial Pattern of Education by Using GIS Geographical Data System (Case Study: Iran's Cities)

Spatial studies, as the main tool for studying the region is a tangible and concrete way from different perspectives, has a special position among the different plans. Education of people (man & woman) in all levels is placed at the basic goals of international organizations. It is emphasized in MDG’s Goals of century (2000-2015) and sustainable development of SDG (2015-2030). The current research method is descriptive – analytic. The statistical society is people in all cities who are exposed to the related indices to education. Finally, the educational indices were recognized by using the ARC GIS and EXCEL and classified to five indices: 1) Internet access, 2) Adult literacy, 3) higher education, 4) literate, and 5) illiterate. For reviewing and assessing the recognized indices, at first the raw data received from Iran’s statistical center and then all 41 calculated indices considered for all 394 cities of Iran. The results show that in the South-East, all border areas and most of East and West regions are at average or low level and in some cases not appropriate in the all 5 main factors. But, the central, north and industrial areas of Iran are at the average or good conditions which the high or low levels resulted from political, economic, and cultural reasons.