Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity in Iran
Iran: Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity was 0.6293 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Iran, 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 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 peaked at 1.4 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5825 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Iran 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 … lower vocational adjusted gender parity in Iran, 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% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.6293 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5474 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.6293 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4459 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.5 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 406,399 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 108,066 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 519,698 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 505,053 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.62 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.09 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Iran?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Iran 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5825 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Iran rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Iran 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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