Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Iran
Iran: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 147,508 number in 2017. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Iran, 1997–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Iran stood at 147,508 number.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Iran peaked at 242,708 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 130,961 number, in 2014.
Iran ranks 21st of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Iran, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 162,602 number | — |
| 2004 | 242,708 number | +49.3% |
| 2005 | 236,425 number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 220,082 number | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 198,033 number | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 172,725 number | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 131,456 number | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 130,961 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 131,478 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 146,712 number | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 147,508 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 162,602 number | 162,602 number | 162,602 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 213,995 number | 172,725 number | 242,708 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 137,623 number | 130,961 number | 147,508 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.7448 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 285,113 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87,283 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.42 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Iran?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Iran was 147,508 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 242,708 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,961 number in 2014.
- How does Iran rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Iran ranks 21st out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.