Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2004–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 1.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2021.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 51st of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.3% | — |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.96 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 51st out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release