Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 83.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 83.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 95.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 2023.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 157th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 95.8% | — |
| 1972 | 95.4% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 94.3% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 93.6% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 91.4% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 91.1% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 89.5% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 94.0% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 94.0% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 93.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 93.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 89.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.0% | 89.5% | 95.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 94.2% | 94.0% | 94.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 94.7% | 94.0% | 95.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 89.5% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 84.5% | 89.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 83.8% | 84.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 83.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 2023.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 157th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release