Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iran
Iran: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 39.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
39.9%
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
15th
of 83 countries
All-time high
45.7%
in 2019
All-time low
37.0%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iran, 2017–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iran is 39.9%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Iran ranks 15th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 43.7% | — |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.4% | 43.7% | 45.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 37.0% | 45.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iran?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iran was 39.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2021.
- How does Iran rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Iran ranks 15th out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release