Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 1.22 million number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
1.22 million number
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
20th
of 188 countries
All-time high
2.46 million number
in 2002
All-time low
1.22 million number
in 2017
Years of data
19
1997–2017

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1997–2017

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1997200720171997: 1.7M number1999: 2.2M number2000: 2.4M number2001: 2.4M number2002: 2.5M number2003: 2.3M number2004: 2.3M number2005: 2.3M number2006: 2.3M number2007: 2.2M number2008: 2.2M number2009: 2.1M number2010: 1.9M number2011: 1.9M number2012: 1.8M number2013: 1.8M number2014: 1.8M number2016: 1.3M number2017: 1.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 1.22 million number. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 2.46 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million number, in 2017.

That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1997 to 2017.
Year number Change
1997 1.72 million number
1999 2.16 million number +25.7%
2000 2.36 million number +9.1%
2001 2.42 million number +2.7%
2002 2.46 million number +1.3%
2003 2.35 million number -4.4%
2004 2.34 million number -0.1%
2005 2.30 million number -1.7%
2006 2.29 million number -0.5%
2007 2.25 million number -1.9%
2008 2.18 million number -2.9%
2009 2.11 million number -3.5%
2010 1.94 million number -8.1%
2011 1.89 million number -2.5%
2012 1.83 million number -3.1%
2013 1.78 million number -3.0%
2014 1.75 million number -1.1%
2016 1.26 million number -28.5%
2017 1.22 million number -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.94 million number 1.72 million number 2.16 million number 2
2000s 2.31 million number 2.11 million number 2.46 million number 10
2010s 1.67 million number 1.22 million number 1.94 million number 7

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 17 Italy 1.37 million number compare
  2. 18 Russian Federation 1.35 million number compare
  3. 19 France 1.34 million number compare
  4. 21 Germany 1.09 million number compare
  5. 22 Argentina 950,630 number compare
  6. 23 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 939,341 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.22 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 2.46 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million number in 2017.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,401 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.