School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iran
Iran: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 1.38 million in 2012. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iran, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iran is 1.38 million, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iran peaked at 1.91 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.38 million, in 2012.
Iran ranks 12th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.63 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.74 million | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 1.85 million | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 1.91 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.91 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.91 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.89 million | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.86 million | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.80 million | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.74 million | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.67 million | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.48 million | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.38 million | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.63 million | 1.63 million | 1.63 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.83 million | 1.67 million | 1.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million | 1.38 million | 1.58 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iran?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iran was 1.38 million in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 million in 2012.
- How does Iran rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Iran ranks 12th out of 174 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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 School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release