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 80.6% 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
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 80.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% 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, 80.5%, in 2013.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 159th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 | 95.2% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 93.8% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 92.8% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 90.3% | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 89.8% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 87.7% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 92.3% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 92.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 92.7% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 88.9% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.5% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.2% | 87.7% | 95.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 92.5% | 92.3% | 92.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 93.0% | 92.7% | 93.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 87.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 80.5% | 86.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 80.6% | 81.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- 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)
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 80.6% 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 80.5% in 2013.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 159th out of 217 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 up 0.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release