Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 82,097 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1997–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 82,097 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 25.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 109,699 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 49,377 number, in 1997.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49,377 number | — |
| 2013 | 109,699 number | +122.2% |
| 2014 | 109,628 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 85,629 number | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 82,097 number | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,377 number | 49,377 number | 49,377 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 96,763 number | 82,097 number | 109,699 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.96 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 82,097 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 109,699 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,377 number in 1997.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total number of female 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.