Lower secondary completion rate, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 83.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 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, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 83.5%.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 90.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 1987.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 53.4% | — |
| 1988 | 58.1% | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 60.0% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 65.7% | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 61.3% | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 69.4% | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 73.8% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 76.1% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 74.9% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.2% | 53.4% | 60.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 67.5% | 61.3% | 73.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 74.4% | 90.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.5% | 89.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 83.5% | 86.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.62 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.26 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 83.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 1987.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% 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.