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
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1997–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.