Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran
Iran: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 29.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 29.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran peaked at 29.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1999.
Iran ranks 59th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.6% | — |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +26.8% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.6% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 13.8% | 22.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 27.0% | 29.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.7448 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.64 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87,283 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 285,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.84 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (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 tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.42 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran was 29.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1999.
- How does Iran rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Iran ranks 59th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release