Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 18.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
18.8%
Change on year
down 17.0%
Rank
3rd
of 15 groups
All-time high
26.5%
in 2002
All-time low
17.4%
in 2012
Years of data
22
2000–2022
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 18.8% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 26.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.6% | — |
| 2001 | 24.4% | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 18.6% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 17.4% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 18.8% | 22.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 1 Mauritania 31.9% compare
- 2 Kenya 28.5% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 27.6% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 25.2% compare
- 5 Namibia 24.6% compare
- 6 Morocco 23.3% compare
More education data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 24.3% (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 57.9% (2023)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.02 (2023)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 13.2% (2009)
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by 100.0% (2017)
- Youth/adult literacy rate 98.1% (2016)
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 1 (2016)
- Adjusted gender parity index for the proportion of teachers with the 1.0% (2017)
- Number of destroyed or damaged educational facilities attributed to 6 (2010)
- Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters 1 (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 18.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2012.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd out of 15 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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