Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran
Iran: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.652 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.652 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
99th
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.652 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.5445 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
21
1999–2023
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.652 GPIA 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 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran peaked at 0.652 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5445 GPIA, in 2007.
Iran ranks 99th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5788 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6187 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5985 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5908 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.626 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6079 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6172 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6152 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5445 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5638 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5749 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5576 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5469 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5656 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.564 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5869 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5894 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5513 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6269 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6415 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.652 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5788 GPIA | 0.5788 GPIA | 0.5788 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5958 GPIA | 0.5445 GPIA | 0.626 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5659 GPIA | 0.5469 GPIA | 0.5894 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6401 GPIA | 0.6269 GPIA | 0.652 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.41 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0487 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.67 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0516 units per person (2023)
- 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)
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 0.652 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.652 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5445 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Iran rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Iran ranks 99th out of 160 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 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release