Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Iran
Iran: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 76.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Iran, 1997–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Iran stood at 76.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Iran peaked at 77.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1997.
That places Iran 110th out of 182 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, upper secondary, female in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 54.0% | — |
| 1999 | 62.6% | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 66.4% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 64.5% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 65.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 69.8% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.3% | 54.0% | 62.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 64.5% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 70.4% | 77.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.84 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 285,113 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87,283 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.70 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 9.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Iran?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Iran was 76.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1997.
- How does Iran rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Iran ranks 110th out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.