Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Iran
Iran: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iran, 2004–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iran is 0.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iran peaked at 1.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.
That places Iran 54th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4% | — |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +163.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 100% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +163.9% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.5 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iran?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iran was 0.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- How does Iran rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iran ranks 54th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release