Iran, Islamic Republic of vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

Iran, Islamic Republic of
83.8%
in 2023
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
86.8%
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
157th
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
155th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
020406080100197119972024

How they compare

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) currently reports 86.8% against 83.8% in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 3.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 157th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 155th of 219 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 5 and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 90.7% 88.5% 2.1% Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s 94.2% 85.6% 8.6% Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s 94.7% 86.6% 8.1% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 91.0% 87.2% 3.8% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 86.7% 79.9% 6.8% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s 84.1% 84.6% 0.5% WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Iran, Islamic Republic of or WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), at 86.8% against 83.8% in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Iran, Islamic Republic of and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
3.0%, with WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 157th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 155th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
440 places, 19,519 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release