School enrollment, secondary, private in Iran
Iran: School enrollment, secondary, private was 12.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, private in Iran, 2003–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
Iran recorded 12.3% for school enrollment, secondary, private in 2023.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Iran peaked at 13.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2008.
That places Iran 94th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.7% | — |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +30.3% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.7% | 8.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.5% | 13.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.8% | 12.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.41 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0487 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.67 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0516 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.62 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.9 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Iran?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Iran was 12.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2008.
- How does Iran rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Iran ranks 94th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.