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 55.2% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 55.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 83.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2023.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 83.4% | — |
| 2000 | 82.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 82.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 76.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.4% | 83.4% | 83.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.1% | 73.9% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 62.1% | 75.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 55.2% | 57.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.62 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.26 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.7448 % change on previous year (2020)
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 55.2% 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 83.4% 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 55.2% 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 150th out of 188 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 20.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release