Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Iran
Iran: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0045 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Iran, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.0045 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Iran peaked at 0.0045 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per person, in 1971.
That places Iran 143rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Iran, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.001 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0014 units per person | +40.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 units per person | +24.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 units per person | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 units per person | +52.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 units per person | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0038 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.004 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0044 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0042 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 units per person | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 2 |
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 secondary education, teachers, per capita in Iran?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Iran was 0.0045 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Iran ranks 143rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.