Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 60.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
60.1%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
68th
of 78 countries
All-time high
63.0%
in 2021
All-time low
54.3%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2017–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 60.1%.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 68th out of 78 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 56.3% | — |
| 2018 | 56.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.6% | 54.3% | 56.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 54.4% | 63.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 60.1% 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, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 2019.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 68th out of 78 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release