Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 0.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 77th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7% | — |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +39.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 77th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. 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 Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release