School age population, tertiary education, female in Iran
Iran: School age population, tertiary education, female was 2.93 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Iran, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, female in Iran stood at 2.93 million.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Iran peaked at 4.66 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.20 million, in 1970.
Iran ranks 19th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.55 million | 1.20 million | 1.80 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 million | 1.85 million | 2.41 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.71 million | 2.45 million | 3.41 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.39 million | 3.69 million | 4.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.51 million | 2.84 million | 4.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 million | 2.76 million | 2.93 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.96 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Iran?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Iran was 2.93 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 4.66 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million in 1970.
- How does Iran rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Iran ranks 19th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release