Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Iran
Iran: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female was 2.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iran, 2004–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 2.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iran peaked at 3.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.
Iran ranks 65th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9% | — |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +172.1% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +22.6% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +0.7% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 2.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 69% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Iran's 2.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.4%, 2.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female 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 | +172.1% | 0.9% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 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 2.7% 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 3.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
- How does Iran rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iran ranks 65th out of 122 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 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release