Lower secondary completion rate, female in Iran
Iran: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 87.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Iran, 1987–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary completion rate, female in Iran stood at 87.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Iran peaked at 89.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1987.
Iran ranks 105th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 39.0% | — |
| 1988 | 43.0% | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 44.4% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 50.1% | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 48.7% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 56.1% | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 62.3% | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 71.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 77.5% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.1% | 39.0% | 44.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 48.7% | 62.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 70.4% | 89.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 85.1% | 87.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 85.7% | 87.1% | 3 |
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 lower secondary completion rate, female in Iran?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Iran was 87.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1987.
- How does Iran rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Iran ranks 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.