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 1.22 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 1.22 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.07 GPIA, in 2000.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 23rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 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)
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 1.22 GPIA 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 1.22 GPIA in 2023.
- 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 1.07 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 23rd out of 183 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 up 5.1%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release