Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran
Iran: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 37.0% 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
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran stood at 37.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran peaked at 37.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1999.
Iran ranks 49th 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 | 13.2% | — |
| 2000 | 14.1% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 14.1% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 19.4% | 30.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 35.2% | 37.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87,283 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.84 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 285,113 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.70 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 37.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1999.
- How does Iran rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Iran ranks 49th 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 53.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release