Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 63.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 63.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 86.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2023.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 143rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 86.8% | — |
| 2000 | 85.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 81.6% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.8% | 86.8% | 86.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 80.1% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 69.6% | 80.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 63.0% | 64.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.96 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 63.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2023.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 143rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release