School age population, upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 2.17 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2.17 million number
Change on year
up 35.9%
World rank
15th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.65 million number
in 2002
All-time low
899,907 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 2.17 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.

The figure is up 35.9% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 3.65 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 899,907 number, in 1970.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 15th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 899,907 number
1971 935,006 number +3.9%
1972 985,707 number +5.4%
1973 1.01 million number +2.4%
1974 1.04 million number +2.5%
1975 1.06 million number +2.7%
1976 1.09 million number +2.8%
1977 1.12 million number +2.7%
1978 1.52 million number +34.9%
1979 1.56 million number +2.6%
1980 1.60 million number +2.6%
1981 1.64 million number +2.7%
1982 1.69 million number +2.8%
1983 1.74 million number +3.2%
1984 1.80 million number +3.3%
1985 1.86 million number +3.3%
1986 1.92 million number +3.3%
1987 1.98 million number +3.2%
1988 2.05 million number +3.8%
1989 2.15 million number +4.6%
1990 2.26 million number +5.2%
1991 2.39 million number +5.6%
1992 2.50 million number +4.7%
1993 2.62 million number +4.7%
1994 2.74 million number +4.8%
1995 2.88 million number +5.0%
1996 3.03 million number +5.2%
1997 3.19 million number +5.3%
1998 3.34 million number +4.6%
1999 3.46 million number +3.7%
2000 3.55 million number +2.7%
2001 3.62 million number +1.9%
2002 3.65 million number +0.8%
2003 3.64 million number -0.2%
2004 3.59 million number -1.3%
2005 3.50 million number -2.5%
2006 3.37 million number -3.7%
2007 3.22 million number -4.5%
2008 3.06 million number -5.0%
2009 2.90 million number -5.2%
2010 2.75 million number -5.1%
2011 2.61 million number -5.0%
2012 2.48 million number -5.0%
2013 2.37 million number -4.7%
2014 2.27 million number -4.1%
2015 2.20 million number -3.1%
2016 1.62 million number -26.2%
2017 1.60 million number -1.2%
2018 1.60 million number -0.4%
2019 1.60 million number +0.1%
2020 2.17 million number +35.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.12 million number 899,907 number 1.56 million number 10
1980s 1.84 million number 1.60 million number 2.15 million number 10
1990s 2.84 million number 2.26 million number 3.46 million number 10
2000s 3.41 million number 2.90 million number 3.65 million number 10
2010s 2.11 million number 1.60 million number 2.75 million number 10
2020s 2.17 million number 2.17 million number 2.17 million number 1

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 12 Egypt 2.53 million number compare
  2. 13 Ethiopia 2.52 million number compare
  3. 14 Kenya 2.48 million number compare
  4. 16 Philippines 2.01 million number compare
  5. 17 Viet Nam 1.88 million number compare
  6. 18 South Africa 1.45 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 2.17 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 3.65 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 899,907 number in 1970.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 15th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.