Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Iran
Iran: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 39.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Iran, 2004–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 39.1% for female share of graduates in information and communication in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Iran peaked at 61.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 2017.
That places Iran 17th out of 85 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 45.9% | — |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | -7.7% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 39.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.7%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Iran's 39.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.0%, 85% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 42.8% | 54.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 39.1% | 61.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.5 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 406,399 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 108,066 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 519,698 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 505,053 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.62 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.09 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Iran?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Iran was 39.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 2017.
- How does Iran rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Iran ranks 17th out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Information and Communication Technologies programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.