Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 10.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 10.7% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 10.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2005.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 59th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.8% | — |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +38.4% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +1.4% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 10.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 10.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.3%, 1.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Iran, Islamic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +38.4% | 7.3% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.8% | 7.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.0% | 10.7% | 3 |
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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 10.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2005.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 59th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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 Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release