School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iran
Iran: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 1.37 million number in 2012. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iran, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iran is 1.37 million number, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iran peaked at 1.88 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.37 million number, in 2012.
Iran ranks 11th of 164 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, male in Iran, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.67 million number | — |
| 2000 | 1.73 million number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.79 million number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.83 million number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.85 million number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.87 million number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.88 million number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.87 million number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.82 million number | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.74 million number | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.65 million number | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.55 million number | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.46 million number | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.37 million number | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 million number | 1.67 million number | 1.67 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.80 million number | 1.65 million number | 1.88 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 million number | 1.37 million number | 1.55 million number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 1.37 million number 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 1.88 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million number in 2012.
- How does Iran rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Iran ranks 11th out of 164 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 24.8%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.