Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 9.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 9.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 31.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2025.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 141st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.7% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | -17.2% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | -15.3% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 9.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 47% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 9.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.8%, 43% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 16.6% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 14.7% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 9.4% | 21.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 406,399 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 108,066 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 519,698 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 505,053 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.62 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.09 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 9.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2025.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 141st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release