School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Iran
Iran: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male was 1.45 million in 2012. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iran, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iran recorded 1.45 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iran peaked at 1.94 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.45 million, in 2012.
Iran ranks 11th 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 … post-secondary male in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.65 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.75 million | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 1.85 million | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.91 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.92 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.93 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.94 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.93 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.90 million | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.84 million | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.76 million | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.54 million | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.45 million | -6.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1.45 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51,405, 28.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1.45 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 170,660, 8.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 million | 1.65 million | 1.65 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.87 million | 1.75 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 million | 1.45 million | 1.65 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- 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 school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iran?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iran was 1.45 million in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 million in 2012.
- How does Iran rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Iran ranks 11th out of 174 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release