Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 92.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
92.9%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
116th
of 188 countries
All-time high
94.3%
in 2012
All-time low
83.5%
in 2001
Years of data
19
1997–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1997–2017

0204060801001997200720171997: 86.4 %1999: 87.2 %2000: 84.9 %2001: 83.5 %2002: 85.7 %2003: 90 %2004: 92.1 %2005: 91.5 %2006: 92 %2007: 91.2 %2008: 91.8 %2009: 90.9 %2010: 89.8 %2011: 92.6 %2012: 94.3 %2013: 93.5 %2014: 92.5 %2016: 92.3 %2017: 92.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 92.9% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 94.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2001.

That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 116th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1997 to 2017.
Year % Change
1997 86.4%
1999 87.2% +0.9%
2000 84.9% -2.6%
2001 83.5% -1.7%
2002 85.7% +2.7%
2003 90.0% +5.0%
2004 92.1% +2.3%
2005 91.5% -0.7%
2006 92.0% +0.6%
2007 91.2% -0.8%
2008 91.8% +0.7%
2009 90.9% -1.0%
2010 89.8% -1.2%
2011 92.6% +3.0%
2012 94.3% +1.8%
2013 93.5% -0.8%
2014 92.5% -1.0%
2016 92.3% -0.2%
2017 92.9% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.8% 86.4% 87.2% 2
2000s 89.4% 83.5% 92.1% 10
2010s 92.6% 89.8% 94.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 92.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2001.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 116th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.