Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 16.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 16.2% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 16.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1971.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 64th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.2% | — |
| 1972 | 4.6% | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | +23.2% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | +34.2% |
| 1976 | 8.9% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 10.5% | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | -43.3% |
| 1988 | 5.7% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +35.5% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.0% | 4.2% | 10.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.8% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 10.8% | 15.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.6% | 16.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 16.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1971.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 64th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release