Lower secondary completion rate, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 85.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1984–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 85.2% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 89.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 1984.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 104th 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 25 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 38.8% | — |
| 1985 | 42.9% | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 45.7% | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 46.4% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 50.8% | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 52.4% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 58.1% | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 55.1% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 62.9% | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 68.2% | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 74.7% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.2% | 38.8% | 52.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 61.1% | 55.1% | 68.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 79.8% | 72.4% | 89.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 85.8% | 88.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 85.2% | 86.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 85.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 1984.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, total (% 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.