Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Iran
Iran: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 79.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Iran, 1997–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 79.3% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Iran peaked at 83.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 1997.
Iran ranks 91st of 182 countries on this measure, 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, male in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 55.8% | — |
| 1999 | 63.5% | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 66.1% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 64.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 75.9% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 80.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.6% | 55.8% | 63.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 62.6% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 74.5% | 83.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.7448 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Iran?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Iran was 79.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 1997.
- How does Iran rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Iran ranks 91st out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.