Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Iran
Iran: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 77,889 number in 2017. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Iran, 1997–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iran recorded 77,889 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Iran peaked at 119,338 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 69,006 number, in 2014.
Iran ranks 22nd of 138 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, female in Iran, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 74,549 number | — |
| 2004 | 119,338 number | +60.1% |
| 2005 | 115,528 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 108,202 number | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 101,930 number | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 87,973 number | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 69,036 number | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 69,006 number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 69,437 number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 77,791 number | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 77,889 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,549 number | 74,549 number | 74,549 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 106,594 number | 87,973 number | 119,338 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 72,632 number | 69,006 number | 77,889 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Iran?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Iran was 77,889 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 119,338 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,006 number in 2014.
- How does Iran rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Iran ranks 22nd out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.