Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2004–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2016.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 4th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.4% | — |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 1 Andorra 2.0% compare
- 2 Dominican Republic 1.7% compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 1.7% compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 1.6% compare
- 6 Belarus 1.6% compare
- 7 Ukraine 1.6% compare
More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.84 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.7448 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.62 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2016.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 4th out of 117 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release