School enrollment, secondary, female in Iran
Iran: School enrollment, secondary, female was 86.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Iran, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, female in Iran is 86.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Iran peaked at 86.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1971.
That places Iran 126th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Iran, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.7% | — |
| 1972 | 23.5% | +32.7% |
| 1973 | 25.3% | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 27.3% | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 30.4% | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 32.9% | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 35.2% | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 35.7% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 40.6% | +13.8% |
| 1990 | 46.4% | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 48.6% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 50.9% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 55.1% | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 59.2% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 61.6% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 66.4% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 70.1% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 70.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 78.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.5% | 17.7% | 35.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 35.7% | 40.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 57.3% | 46.4% | 70.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 70.8% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 77.7% | 82.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 85.0% | 86.2% | 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 enrollment, secondary, female in Iran?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Iran was 86.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Iran ranks 126th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.