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 44.8% 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 44.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 44.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1999.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 40th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.6% | — |
| 2000 | 17.3% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 17.3% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 24.7% | 37.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 43.0% | 44.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 406,399 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 108,066 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 519,698 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 505,053 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.62 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.09 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1003 units per person (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 44.8% 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 44.8% 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 16.6% in 1999.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 40th out of 168 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 46.6%. 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release