Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.6293 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2009–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 0.6293 GPIA, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.4 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5825 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 46th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.6578 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.6451 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5825 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6177 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.594 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6094 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4 GPIA | +130.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6216 GPIA | -55.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6487 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6293 GPIA | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6578 GPIA | 0.6578 GPIA | 0.6578 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7154 GPIA | 0.5825 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6293 GPIA | 0.6293 GPIA | 0.6293 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.09 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1003 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1003 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.41 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.6293 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5825 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 46th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release