Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Iran
Iran: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 151,523 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Iran, 1997–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iran recorded 151,523 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2017.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 25.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Iran peaked at 202,913 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 117,707 number, in 1997.
Iran ranks 19th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Iran, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 117,707 number | — |
| 2013 | 202,913 number | +72.4% |
| 2014 | 199,911 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 158,932 number | -20.5% |
| 2017 | 151,523 number | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117,707 number | 117,707 number | 117,707 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 178,320 number | 151,523 number | 202,913 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Iran?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Iran was 151,523 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 202,913 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,707 number in 1997.
- How does Iran rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Iran ranks 19th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.